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1Department of Health, Fanling School Dental Clinic, School Dental Care Service, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
Talon cusps in mandibular anterior teeth are very rare. Talon cusps in mandibular anterior teeth associated with other anomalies are even rarer and that a bilateral case in the mandible has not been reported before. In this report, eight such rare cases of talon cusps in permanent mandibular incisors are presented. It includes a bilateral case that in the author's knowledge is the first case reported in the English literatures.
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