Hard Tissue Anomalies

This course in dental anatomy has dealt primarily with "normal" morphological features of the primary and secondary (permanent) dentitions. This unit provides examples of some anomalies of dental hard tissues. The classification system used is an etiopathological classification system. Examples of various anomalies with a brief description will be presented in this unit. Detailed information regarding etiology, diagnosis and treatment will be presented in other courses in your curriculum.

Bilateral talon cusps on the permanent maxillary right and left central incisors

AEtalon1 (courtesy of Dr. BM Cleghorn, Dalhousie University)