title: Atypical presentation of bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors with unusual talon cusp.
abstract: Delayed eruption of maxillary permanent central incisors in a child poses a distressing esthetic quandary to parents, by virtue of its location in the dental architecture. Well-aligned anterior teeth add confidence to smile and have enhanced self-esteem, which is critical even in early life. Impaction of the maxillary central incisors compared to third molars or the canines is less reported; bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors related to impacted permanent maxillary central incisors are rare and one of the supplemental central incisors showing unusual talon is still infrequent. A case of impacted maxillary permanent central incisors related to supplemental maxillary central incisors, with one of them showing an unusual talon cusp, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Narayana Dental College, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. dentist4kids@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sivakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nuvvula
authors.forename: Chaitanya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pavuluri
authors.forename: Abinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: S V S G
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Nirmala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000175:diagnosis; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000175:diagnosis*