Talon cusp: a review and two case reports on supernumerary primary and permanent teeth.
Resembling an eagle's talon in shape, the term talon cusp is applied to a morphologically well-delineated cusp that projects from the lingual surface of the primary or permanent anterior tooth and extends at least half the distance from the cementoenamel junction to the incisal edge.
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology