Clinical Study

Talon Cusp: A Prevalence Study of Its Types in Permanent Dentition and Report of a Rare Case of Its Association with Fusion in Mandibular Incisor

Table 1

Distribution of talon cusps in study according to age, sex predilection, site, and type.

CasesAge (in years) Sex predilectionSite (tooth) involvedType of talon cuspSide

122MAnterior right mandibular incisor (fused tooth)IUnilateral
251F21IUnilateral
321M22IIIUnilateral
434F11, 21IIBilateral
527F12IIUnilateral
636M12, 22IBilateral
723M13IIUnilateral
831M11IIIUnilateral
925F11IUnilateral
1043M21IIUnilateral

M: male; F: female.