Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly

Talon's cusp, a type of dens evaginatus (DE) in a primary tooth, is a rare odontogenic anomaly which is reported sparingly in the literature. We report this case describing the presence of a talon's cusp on the right primary maxillary central incisor in a 2-year-old boy precipitating disco...

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Main Authors: Virat Galhotra, Santhosh Rao, Pallavi Goel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2022;volume=40;issue=1;spage=90;epage=93;aulast=Galhotra
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description Talon's cusp, a type of dens evaginatus (DE) in a primary tooth, is a rare odontogenic anomaly which is reported sparingly in the literature. We report this case describing the presence of a talon's cusp on the right primary maxillary central incisor in a 2-year-old boy precipitating discomfort, owing to occlusal interference. The treatment plan involved pulpectomy and reduction of the lingula DE extension under general anesthesia.
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spelling doaj.art-c22d0e8fbe684a35b97820ce8331332f2022-12-22T02:24:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052022-01-01401909310.4103/jisppd.jisppd_323_21Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomalyVirat GalhotraSanthosh RaoPallavi GoelTalon's cusp, a type of dens evaginatus (DE) in a primary tooth, is a rare odontogenic anomaly which is reported sparingly in the literature. We report this case describing the presence of a talon's cusp on the right primary maxillary central incisor in a 2-year-old boy precipitating discomfort, owing to occlusal interference. The treatment plan involved pulpectomy and reduction of the lingula DE extension under general anesthesia.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2022;volume=40;issue=1;spage=90;epage=93;aulast=Galhotradens evaginatusprimary tooth anomalytalon's cusp
spellingShingle Virat Galhotra
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Pallavi Goel
Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
dens evaginatus
primary tooth anomaly
talon's cusp
title Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
title_full Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
title_fullStr Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
title_full_unstemmed Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
title_short Talon's cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor: A report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
title_sort talon s cusp in a primary maxillary central incisor a report of a rare odontogenic anomaly
topic dens evaginatus
primary tooth anomaly
talon's cusp
url http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2022;volume=40;issue=1;spage=90;epage=93;aulast=Galhotra
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