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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;9(5):638-9.
doi: 10.4103/1735-3327.104887.

The reverse claw: Report of an extremely rare facial talon cusp

Shruthi Hegde  1 , Shishir Ram Shetty, Subhas Babu
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Case Reports

The reverse claw: Report of an extremely rare facial talon cusp

Shruthi Hegde et al. Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Talon cusp is a rare developmental anomaly that occurs most commonly on the lingual side of the incisors. Occurrence of the labial talon cusp is rare in the dental literature. Till date only seven cases of isolated nonsyndromic labial talon cusps have been reported in the maxillary permanent dentition. However, a few cases of syndromic labial talon cusps and faciolingual talon cusps have been reported. The aim of our report is to highlight clinical and radiological features of this rare anomaly.

Keywords: Facial; labial; talon cusp.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photograph showing elevated area on the crown of the right central incisor extending from the cervical area to the incisal margin
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoral periapical radiograph showing V-shaped radiopaque area overlapping the crown of right maxillary central incisor
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