Open AccessMineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy: An ideal treatment option for management of talon cusp
Author(s) -
Vijay Kumar,
Amrita Chawla,
Ajay Logani,
Naseem Shah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.107453
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , pulpotomy , dentistry , medicine , pulp capping , pulp (tooth) , radiodensity , cusp (singularity) , pulpectomy , orthodontics , radiography , surgery , mathematics , geometry
To use mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in prophylactic management of talon cusp. Talon cusp is an endodontic oddity that possesses a treatment challenge to the clinician, especially when it causes esthetic and functional problems. Management ranges from periodic gradual reduction to radical removal followed by vital pulp/endodontic therapy. MTA has replaced calcium hydroxide as pulp capping material because of its superior properties. A 12-year-old boy reported with a complaint of irregular teeth. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed talon cusp on maxillary left central incisor. Radical removal of talon cusp and MTA pulpotomy was performed. The 4-year follow-up showed the positive pulp vitality test without any radiographic changes, emphasizing the use of MTA pulpotomy in successful management of talon cusp.