Open AccessA case of fused teeth with facial and lingualtalon cusps in the mandibular anterior region:A case report
Author(s) -
Suchetana Goswami,
Malay Mitra,
Subrata Saha,
Sonali Halder
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.183376
Subject(s) - medicine , cusp (singularity) , dentition , dentistry , anterior teeth , orthodontics , permanent dentition , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , geometry , mathematics , botany , biology , genus
Fused tooth and talon cusp are both developmental anomalies affecting mainly permanent dentition. Talon cusp is more common on the palatal surfaces of the permanent maxillary anteriors. Here is a case report of the fusion of mandibular anteriors with both the labial and lingual talon cusps