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Unilateral Facial Talon Cusp on Maxillary and Mandibular Second Molar: A Case Series.

Cureus · Gowda Venkatesha RR, Rajaram Mohan K, Ramasamy Shanmugam Vijayan MV, Fenn SM · 2026-06-29

Researchers documented two cases of talon cusp, a rare tooth development variation involving an extra projection on second molars, which can create biting problems and increase cavity risk if not identified during examination.

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