Carabelli Trait in Primary Tooth - A Case Report

Carabelli Trait in Primary Tooth - A Case Report

The Carabelli cusp (Cusp of Carabelli) is a tubercle or the extra fifth cusp found on the mesiopalatal cusp of the maxillary permanent and deciduous molars. It is nonfunctional but it can be used to distinguish populations and is also used in forensic and anthropological studies. This condition is u...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science 2023-07, Vol.15 (5), p.792-S794
Hauptverfasser: Hemamalini, Rengarajan, Mahabob, Nazargi, Anbuselvan, Gobichettipalayam, Yamunadevi, Andamuthu, Sivagami, Muthukrishnan, Asha, Jeyakumar, Anbarasu, Saravanakumar
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case reports
cusp of carabelli
deciduous dentition
Dentition
Forensic science
forensic tool
Molars
Population studies
Teeth
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Zusammenfassung:The Carabelli cusp (Cusp of Carabelli) is a tubercle or the extra fifth cusp found on the mesiopalatal cusp of the maxillary permanent and deciduous molars. It is nonfunctional but it can be used to distinguish populations and is also used in forensic and anthropological studies. This condition is uncommon on deciduous teeth. In this case report, we present a rare case of unilateral presence of cusp of Carabelli in deciduous dentition.
ISSN:0976-4879
0975-7406
DOI:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_595_22