1. Facial talon cusp in multilobed mesiodens: A rarest case report
- Author
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Harini C Thakkilipati, Shilpa J Busnur, Kodhandarama S Govindappa, Saraswathi V Naik, and Santosh V Shanbhog
- Subjects
Orthodontics ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Dentistry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,stomatognathic diseases ,stomatognathic system ,Talon cusp ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Cusp (anatomy) ,Supernumerary ,cardiovascular diseases ,business - Abstract
Talon cusp is a well-delineated, talon shaped additional cusp arises during the morphodifferentiation stage of tooth development. It occurs on lingual/palatal or facial surface of either primary or permanent anterior teeth.Occurrence of talon cusp on supernumerary teeth is extremely rare. We report a case of facial talon cusp in a multilobed mesiodens in a 8-year-old girl, which is a rarest of the rare.
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- 2013