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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 67-69 |
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Talon cusp: A case report with management guidelines for practicing dentists
Reecha Gupta1, Narbir Thakur2, Seema Thakur3, Bhavna Gupta4, Mohit Gupta4
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
3 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
4 Private Practitioners, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Reecha Gupta
House No. 129/3, Channi Himmat, Jammu - 180 015, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2155-8213.113020
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Introduction: Talon cusp is an uncommon odontogenic anomaly which most frequently affects maxillary permanent incisors. Its presence causes the problem in esthetics, prevention of caries, and occlusal accommodation for the patient and problems in the diagnosis and clinical management for the dentist. Case Report: This article reports a case of talon cusp on the palatal surface of the permanent maxillary central incisor. Discussion: Since, the presence of talon cusp usually demands that definitive treatment be instituted; it represents a problem of clinical significance. The dentist should be able to diagnose it as the maxillary incisor is also the principal site for supernumerary tooth. |
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