Facial talon in mandibular incisor: An unusual occurrence

Talon cusp, also known as an eagle′s talon, is a dental anomaly that occurs on the lingual aspect of teeth commonly, but occurrence on the facial aspect has rarely been reported. It is an extra cusp on an anterior tooth, which arises as a result of evagination on the surface of a crown before calcif...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Prasanna Kumar Rao, Rohan Mascarenhas, Shishir Ram Shetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2011;volume=8;issue=4;spage=229;epage=231;aulast=Rao