Nalin Kumar S, Ranganathan K, Umadevi M, Joshua Elizabeth, Saraswathi T R
Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Pathology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai.
Indian J Dent Res. 2004 Jan-Mar;15(1):28-31.
Talon cusp is a dental anomaly, which is present as an accessory cusp and is seen both in the deciduous and permanent dentition. It may occur unilaterally or bilaterally and has been reported mostly in maxillary teeth, with a few cases occurring in the mandible. Talon cusp is usually asymptomatic; however, there are many clinical problems associated with it. Talon cusp is clinically manifested in three forms: talon, semi-talon and trace talon. In this article, we present four case reports of talon cusp with an overview of different clinical variants of talon cusp, classification, etiopathogenesis, associated syndromes, clinical problems, and treatment modalities.
融合尖牙是一种牙体发育异常,表现为额外牙尖,在乳牙列和恒牙列中均可出现。它可单侧或双侧发生,多数报道见于上颌牙,少数病例见于下颌牙。融合尖牙通常无症状;然而,与之相关的临床问题却很多。融合尖牙在临床上有三种表现形式:尖形、半尖形和痕迹尖形。在本文中,我们呈现了4例融合尖牙的病例报告,并概述了融合尖牙的不同临床变异、分类、病因发病机制、相关综合征、临床问题及治疗方式。