title: Cusp expression of protostylid in deciduous and permanent molars.
abstract: The present article is a case report on the cusp expression of protostylid in the deciduous inferior molars and in the first permanent inferior molar, in which the correspondence and bilateral symmetry of the mentioned expression can be evidenced, as well as the their relation with the foramen cecum of the mesiobuccal furrows of the deciduous and of the permanent inferior molars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Health Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia; School of Dentistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: María Paula
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Health Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia; School of Dentistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moreno
keywords: Deciduous and permanent mandibular molars; dental anthropology; dental morphology; nonmetric dental traits; protostylid