Talon cusp in a primary lateral incisor from a medieval child.
This paper describes talon cusp in an ancient skeleton and is a rare report of its occurrence in a primary lateral incisor. As well as talon cusp, the affected incisor also shows abnormal widening, probably representing a double tooth. There is also a supernumerary permanent incisor. The report shows that talon cusp existed in British populations more than 600 years before the first written description. A brief review of the literature on the occurrence of talon cusp in the primary dentition is presented.
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Ancient Monuments Laboratory, English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Portsmouth, UK. simon.mays@englishheritage.org.uk
D004739:England; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000266:history; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities; D008437:Maxilla; D010161:Paleodontology; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000266:history*; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000266:history