Open AccessRare presentation of accessory tubercles on permanent maxillary second molar
Author(s) -
K Arunkumar,
D Deepa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of dental and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-6672
pISSN - 2277-4696
DOI - 10.4103/2277-4696.185187
Subject(s) - cusp (singularity) , molar , crown (dentistry) , mandibular first molar , presentation (obstetrics) , maxillary molar , maxillary first molar , orthodontics , medicine , dentistry , anatomy , biology , mathematics , geometry , radiology
Tooth malformations may be related to heredity or injury during formation. Such morphological abnormalities may be found in the crown either in the form of anomalous cusps or in an increased number of roots, which in some cases are associated with an anomalous cusp. Cone-like enlargements on the buccal cusp of maxillary molar is one such anomaly. This case presents the anatomical and morphological characteristics of a rare case of three lobulated tubercles on the buccal surface of permanent maxillary right second molar tooth