“…Mandel and co‐workers described a patient with NS resulting from impaired blood supply due to sickle‐cell anemia (Mandel, Kaynar, & DeChiara, ). Cases of palatal NS have been associated with continuous trauma caused by poorly fitting dentures, which may compromise the blood supply and cause necrosis of minor salivary glands (Abrams et al, ; Bannayan, Fox, & Tilson, ; Gahhos et al, ; Gavron, Ardito, & Curtis, ; Hovinga & De Jager, ; Lambert, ; Lynch et al, ; Mitchell, ; Murphy, Giunta, Meyer, & Robinson, ). In addition, the association of NS and upper respiratory tract infections was described in 17 cases, all located at the palate (Brannon et al, ; Schroeder, ).…”