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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 2 | Page : 149-154 |
Atypical presentation of bilateral supplemental maxillary central incisors with unusual talon cusp
Sivakumar Nuvvula, Chaitanya Pavuluri, Abinash Mohapatra, SVSG Nirmala
Department of Pedodontics, Narayana Dental College, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Sivakumar Nuvvula
Department of Pedodontics, Narayana Dental College, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore- 524 003, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.84689
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.
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