title: Management of supplemental permanent maxillary lateral incisors in association with talon cusp on the primary predecessors: a report of 3 cases.
abstract: Most of the cases of talon cusp in the primary dentition affected the maxillary central incisors, but have no effect on the permanent successors. Among the 5 cases of a talon cusp in primary maxillary lateral incisors reported in the dental literature, however, one was associated with a supernumerary tooth and 3 with supplemental permanent successors. The purpose of this report was to describe 3 cases of a talon cusp on the primary maxillary lateral incisors of Chinese children, all of which were associated with talon teeth or the permanent successors. A conservative approach was used to manage these supplemental permanent lateral incisors, and the advantages of such an approach are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ha Kwai Chung School Dental Clinic, Department of Health, HKSAR Government, Hong Kong, China. chunkeilee@hkusua.hku.hk
authors.forename: Chun-kei
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nigel M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Edward Chin-man
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Shiu-yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000601:surgery*