Talon cusp: report of five cases.

Quintessence Int

Department of Oral Diagnosis, Aegean University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.

Published: June 1994

Talon cusp is a rare phenomenon found on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth. Five cases of talon cusp that were observed during routine clinical examination are described.

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