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Peterlouis Arulraj1, Gv Murali Gopika Manoharan2, Dhanaraj Vijayalakshmi3
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
A labial or lingual talon cusp is a well distinct extra cusp that is positioned on the plane or surface of the tooth of either upper or lower tooth usually covers an area of at least fifty percent of the teeth extends from the CEJ to the edge of the incisors. A talon cusp is considered be an extra or an accessory cusp enlarges from cingulum and to continually enlarge to be a fully formed cusp. Around three fourth of all documented talon cusps are present in the permanent dentition. The usual radiographic finding is a double teeth appearance. Here, we shared one case report of rare entity of double talon or eagle cusp on permanent central incisor.
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