title: A rare report of mandibular facial talon cusp and its management.
abstract: Talon cusp is an uncommon dental anomaly showing morphologically well delineated, accessory cusp-like structure projecting from cingulum to the incisal edge of anterior teeth. This anomaly is rare in the mandibular dentition and rarer on the facial aspect. A case of this infrequent entity of mandibular facial talon cusp and its management is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sivakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nuvvula
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kumar Raja
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Gaddam
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bhumireddy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jayachandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sreekanth Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mallineni
keywords: Facial talon; mandibular; talon cusp