Talons Cusp in Mandibular Anteriors – An Unusual Presentation in A Child Patient

Authors

  • Prasanna Kumar Rao Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Shishir Ram Shetty AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Rachana V Prabhu Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • KM Veena Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Laximikanth Chatra Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Prashanth Shenai Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v36i1.13041

Keywords:

talon's cusp, eagle’s talon, evagination, dental anomaly, mandibular incisors

Abstract

Talons cusp is a dental anomaly also known as an eagles talon. It is an extra cusp on an anterior tooth which arises as a result of evagination on the surface of a crown before calcification has occurred. The exact etiology is unknown. The incidence is less than 6%. Commonly involved is maxillary lateral incisors, with some instances of bilateral involvement. The anomaly has been reported to be rare in the mandible. This article reports unusual case of talons cusp, which affecting permanent mandibular central incisors.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v36i1.13041

Bangladesh J Child Health 2012; Vol 36 (1): 51-52

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Author Biographies

Prasanna Kumar Rao, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology

Shishir Ram Shetty, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and
Radiology

Rachana V Prabhu, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology

KM Veena, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology

Laximikanth Chatra, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Senior Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine
and Radiology

Prashanth Shenai, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka

Senior Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology

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Published

2012-12-20

How to Cite

Rao, P. K., Shetty, S. R., Prabhu, R. V., Veena, K., Chatra, L., & Shenai, P. (2012). Talons Cusp in Mandibular Anteriors – An Unusual Presentation in A Child Patient. Bangladesh Journal of Child Health, 36(1), 51–52. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v36i1.13041

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Case Reports