Coexistence of true talon cusp and double dens invaginatus in a single tooth: a rare case report and review of the literature

Hnin Nu Nu Lwin; Pyae Phyo Kyaw; Sai Wai Yan Myint Thu

doi:10.1002/ccr3.1252

Coexistence of true talon cusp and double dens invaginatus in a single tooth: a rare case report and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Oct 30;5(12):2017-2021. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1252. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Authors

Hnin Nu Nu Lwin^{1

2}, Pyae Phyo Kyaw^{3

4}, Sai Wai Yan Myint Thu^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Private Dental Clinic Yango nMyanmar.
² Present address: Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service Department of Prosthodontics Faculty of Dentistry Mahidol University 6 Yothi Street Ratchathewi Bangkok Thailand.
³ Ministry of Health and Sports Naypyidaw Myanmar.
⁴ Present address: Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University Bangkok Thailand.

Abstract

Co-occurrence of a talon cusp and double dens invaginatus is an extremely rare developmental dental anomaly. This case report represents a talon cusp with two dens invaginatus on a maxillary right lateral incisor. Early identification is needed for prevention of potential problems on the affected or opposing tooth.

Keywords: Co‐occurrence; dens invaginatus; developmental dental anomaly; talon cusp.

Publication types

Case Reports