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A very large maxillary cuspid.

G J Wilkie, I G Chambers

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology

|August 1, 1990

Summary

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A remarkably long human canine tooth was extracted from a short-statured patient. This tooth exceeds all previously documented lengths for human dentition.

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Area of Science:

Dentistry
Human Anatomy
Odontology

Background:

Dental anomalies present unique challenges in clinical practice.
Understanding extreme variations in tooth morphology is crucial for anthropological and medical studies.

Observation:

A single maxillary permanent cuspid (canine) tooth was extracted.
The patient from whom the tooth was extracted was noted to have short stature.

Findings:

The extracted cuspid tooth exhibited an unprecedented length compared to all previously reported human teeth.
This extreme tooth length represents a significant deviation from typical human dental morphology.

Implications:

This case highlights the potential for extreme variations in human tooth size.

Further research may explore potential genetic or developmental factors contributing to such anomalies.

This finding contributes to the understanding of human dental diversity and extreme morphological variations.