Clinical significance of talon cusp in a mixed dentition patient

• Main Authors: Bhuvaneshwari Srinivasan (Author), Anbuselvan Gobichettipalayam Jegatheeswaran (Author), Senthilnathan Radhakrishnan (Author), Faisal Mansour Bin Hayyan (Author), Arthiie Thangavelu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Talon cusp is a developmental dental anomaly with supernumerary structure projecting from the dento-enamel junction towards the incisal edge of an anterior tooth. The etiology is usually unknown but studies states that talons cusp can occur due to the hyperactivity of the enamel organ during morph d...