Prasanna Kumar Rao
1*, Shishir Ram Shetty
2, Rachana V. Prabhu
1, K.M. Veena
3, Laxmikanth Chatra
4, Prashanth Shenai
51 Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Man-galore, India
3 Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
4 Senior Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
5 Senior Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
Abstract
Talon cusp is a dental anomaly also known as an eagle’s talon. It is an extra cusp on an anterior tooth which arises as a re-sult of evagination on the surface of a crown before calcification has occurred. The exact etiology is unknown. The inci-dence of talon cusp is less than 6%. Commonly involved teeth are maxillary incisors, usually unilateral but in some in-stances bilateral. The classical radiographical feature of talon cusp is double teeth appearance. The anomaly has been re-ported to be unusual in the mandibular dentition. This article reports an unusual case of talon cusp of permanent mandibular central incisors.