DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i04.006

Pages: 249-251

Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth located between the upper maxillary central incisors. Talon cusp is a rare dental developmental anomaly seen on the facial or the lingual surface of anterior teeth, usually maxillary lateral incisors. This paper presents a rare clinical case of talon cusp in a supplemental type of mesiodens, which interfered with eruption of the permanent maxillary central incisor in a 12-year-old patient. Extraction of mesiodens here led to the eruption of the permanent right maxillary central incisor.Hence the earlier detection of of supernumerary teeth is necessary to avoid further complications.