title: Buccal and palatal talon cusps with pulp extensions on a supernumerary primary tooth.
abstract: This paper reports an unusual occurrence of talon cusp on a supernumerary primary incisor, presenting on both labial and palatal sides. The tooth was scheduled for extraction due to its interference with the occlusion. Morphometric analysis of the taloned cusps was performed on digitized replicas of the tooth crown using open-source image analysis toolkit (ImageJ). Further non-destructive investigation of the taloned crown under cone-beam X-ray computed tomography revealed pulpal extensions in both talon cusps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siraci
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cem Gungor
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taner
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Cehreli
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D016628:Replica Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000473:pathology*