Open AccessA facial talon cusp on maxillary permanent central incisors
Author(s) -
Chinni Suneelkumar,
Mayuri Nanneboyina,
Anilkumar Ramachandran,
Hanuman Chalapathikumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.92615
Subject(s) - maxillary central incisor , cingulum (brain) , cusp (singularity) , medicine , orthodontics , maxillary lateral incisor , anterior teeth , dentistry , mathematics , geometry , magnetic resonance imaging , fractional anisotropy , white matter , radiology
Talon cusp is a dental anomaly that occurs as an accessory cusp like structure, from the cingulum of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Lingual location is usually considered pathognomic. This case report discuss about the unusual appearance of talon cusp on the facial surface of the maxillary left permanent central incisor and a mild talon cusp on the facial surface of the maxillary right permanent central incisor.