Inclusion Cysts These small, white or translucent papules or cysts are present in 75% of newborns. They are usually asymptomatic and resolve spontaneously by
3 months of age.
There are 3 types of inclusion cysts:
1.
Epstein’s Pearls: Epithelial remnants of palatal fusion located along the mid-palatal raphe of the hard palate.
2.
Bohn’s Nodules: Heterotopic salivary gland remnants located on the buccal or lingual surface of the alveolar ridge (not the crest), or on the hard palate, away from the raphe.
3.
Dental lamina cysts: Located on the crest of the alveolar ridge.
