A talon cusp mistaken for a mesiodens: case report.
We present the case of an 8-year-old boy with a talon cusp associated with a permanent maxillary central incisor that was mistaken for a supernumerary tooth. The importance of early and correct diagnosis of a talon cusp is stressed. Diagnosis and treatment planning strategies are discussed.
IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS. marielyne.gosselin@gmail.com
Marie-Lyne
ML
Gosselin
Tracy
T
Doyle
Jennifer
J
MacLellan
Ross D
RD
Anderson
Heather
H
Dyment
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D023861:Photography, Dental; D010808:Physical Examination; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000175:diagnosis