Multi-lobed mesiodens with a palatal talon cusp: a rare case report.
Mesiodens is a midline supernumerary tooth commonly seen in the maxillary arch and the talon cusp is a rare dental developmental anomaly seen on the lingual surface of anterior teeth. This paper presents a rare clinical case of development of talon cusp in a mesiodens with multiple lobes, which interfered with both occlusion and appearance of an 11-year-old patient. During clinical interview, the patient reported difficulty on mastication. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed that a supernumerary tooth with completely formed root was causing an occlusal interference. The supernumerary tooth was diagnosed as multi-lobed mesiodens associated with a palatal talon cusp. The treatment plan consisted in the extraction of the supernumerary tooth followed by orthodontic treatment for diastema closure and tooth alignment.
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India. nagavenianurag@gmail.com
Nayaka Basavanthappa
NB
Nagaveni
Kagathur Veerbadrappa
KV
Umashankara
Sreedevi
Bokka Praveen
BP
Reddy
Nayaka Basavanthappa
NB
Radhika
Tirumala Suryaprakash
TS
Satisha
D002648:Child; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome