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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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A facial talon cusp on maxillary permanent central incisors
Suneelkumar Chinni1, Mayuri Nanneboyina2, Anilkumar Ramachandran3, Hanuman Chalapathikumar4
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India
2 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
3 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
4 Department of Prosthodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Chintareddy Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Suneelkumar Chinni
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, PillaraiKuppam, Puducherry
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.92615
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Talon cusp is a dental anomaly that occurs as an accessory cusp like structure, from the cingulum of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Lingual location is usually considered pathognomic. This case report discuss about the unusual appearance of talon cusp on the facial surface of the maxillary left permanent central incisor and a mild talon cusp on the facial surface of the maxillary right permanent central incisor. |
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