Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017 Jan;11(1):ZJ01-ZJ02.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24042.9207. Epub 2017 Jan 1.

Variants of Talon Cusp (Dens Evaginatus)

Mythri Sarpangala  1 , Ashwin Devasya  2
Affiliations

Variants of Talon Cusp (Dens Evaginatus)

Mythri Sarpangala et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Accessory cusp; Mesiodens; Primary dentition.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

[Table/Fig-2]
[Table/Fig-2]
Case 1: A 10-year-old male with facial talon cusp on maxillary right lateral incisor.
[Table/Fig-3]
[Table/Fig-3]
Case 2: A 13-year-old male patient with a complaint of irritation to the tongue due to the projection in mandibular left central incisor.
[Table/Fig-4]
[Table/Fig-4]
Case 2: IOPA showing a projection of tooth structure in the lingual surface of the lateral incisor.
[Table/Fig-5]
[Table/Fig-5]
Case 3: An eight-year-old male patient having talon cusp in mesiodens.
[Table/Fig-6]
[Table/Fig-6]
OPG showing the mesiodens in between the permanent central incisors.
[Table/Fig-7]
[Table/Fig-7]
Case 4: A four-year-old male child with talon cusp in maxillary left lateral incisor.
[Table/Fig-8]
[Table/Fig-8]
IOPA of talon cusp showing projection of enamel and dentine.
[Table/Fig-9]
[Table/Fig-9]
Case 5: A 12-year-old female with bilateral talon cusps on maxillary H lateral incisors.
[Table/Fig-10]
[Table/Fig-10]
IOPA of both maxillary lateral incisors showing H projection of tooth structure.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Saunders; 2004. Abnormalities of Teeth; pp. 77–78.
    1. Mitchell WH. Letter to editor. 1892;34:1036.
    1. Mellor JK, Ripa LW. Talon cusp. A clinically significant anomaly. 1970;29:225–28. - PubMed
    1. Tratman EK. An unrecorded form of simplest type of the dilated composite odontome. 1949;86:271–75. - PubMed
    1. Davis PJ, Brook AH. The presentation of talon cusp. Diagnosis, clinical features, associations and possible etiology. 1986;160:84–88. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources