Endodontic Treatment and Esthetic Management of a Geminated Central Incisor Bearing a Talon Cusp

Gemination with talon cusps is an uncommon morphologic dental anomaly, characterized by the formation of clinically wide tooth that can cause significant aesthetic and clinical problems including esthetic impairment, pain, caries susceptibility, and tooth crowding. These morphological dental anomali...

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Main Authors: Elif Tarım Ertaş, Meral Yırcalı Atıcı, Hakan Arslan, Bilal Yaşa, Hüseyin Ertaş
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/123681
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description Gemination with talon cusps is an uncommon morphologic dental anomaly, characterized by the formation of clinically wide tooth that can cause significant aesthetic and clinical problems including esthetic impairment, pain, caries susceptibility, and tooth crowding. These morphological dental anomalies have specific treatment needs due to the abnormal morphology and need virtuous radiologic diagnosis. Multidisciplinary approach can supply success of the treatment plan that can provide esthetic and occlusal requirements. In this case report, the multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of geminated tooth with talon cusp is presented with the clinical and radiographic findings.
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spelling doaj-art-bfca0d49898543e58638e66e8b7b76d62025-02-03T05:45:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/123681123681Endodontic Treatment and Esthetic Management of a Geminated Central Incisor Bearing a Talon CuspElif Tarım Ertaş0Meral Yırcalı Atıcı1Hakan Arslan2Bilal Yaşa3Hüseyin Ertaş4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, İzmir, TurkeyGemination with talon cusps is an uncommon morphologic dental anomaly, characterized by the formation of clinically wide tooth that can cause significant aesthetic and clinical problems including esthetic impairment, pain, caries susceptibility, and tooth crowding. These morphological dental anomalies have specific treatment needs due to the abnormal morphology and need virtuous radiologic diagnosis. Multidisciplinary approach can supply success of the treatment plan that can provide esthetic and occlusal requirements. In this case report, the multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of geminated tooth with talon cusp is presented with the clinical and radiographic findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/123681
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Case Reports in Dentistry
title Endodontic Treatment and Esthetic Management of a Geminated Central Incisor Bearing a Talon Cusp
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title_short Endodontic Treatment and Esthetic Management of a Geminated Central Incisor Bearing a Talon Cusp
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