Management of supplemental permanent maxillary lateral incisors in association with talon cusp on the primary predecessors: a report of 3 cases.
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.
Lee
Chun-kei
CK
Ha Kwai Chung School Dental Clinic, Department of Health, HKSAR Government, Hong Kong, China. chunkeilee@hkusua.hku.hk
King
Nigel M
NM
Lo
Edward Chin-man
EC
Cho
Shiu-yin
SY
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*