Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation

Dental anatomy is the study of morphology of various teeth in human dentitions. The application of dental anatomy in clinical practice is important, and dentist should have a thorough knowledge regarding the morphology of the teeth. At times as a result of genetic variation, environmental factors, d...

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Main Authors: Ramakant Nayak, Vijayalakshmi Kotrashetti, Aarati Nayak, Viraj Patil, Mayuri Kulkarni, Pradeep Somannavar, Jagadish Hosmani
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/734143
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Viraj Patil
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Pradeep Somannavar
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description Dental anatomy is the study of morphology of various teeth in human dentitions. The application of dental anatomy in clinical practice is important, and dentist should have a thorough knowledge regarding the morphology of the teeth. At times as a result of genetic variation, environmental factors, diet of an individual and race, variations in the morphology of the teeth can be observed. These variations have been extensively studied by the researcher in the field of anthropology to define a particular race. The most commonly observed changes include peg-shaped laterals, shovel-shaped incisors, and extra cusp on molar. Common variations documented with regard to maxillary and mandibular first premolars are the variation in the number of roots. But the variations with respect to crown morphology are few. We report a first documented unusual presentation of maxillary and mandibular first premolars with three-cusps pattern in a female patient.
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spelling doaj-art-4b59051706e3475d8b45abfc574a5d412025-08-20T02:38:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/734143734143Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual PresentationRamakant Nayak0Vijayalakshmi Kotrashetti1Aarati Nayak2Viraj Patil3Mayuri Kulkarni4Pradeep Somannavar5Jagadish Hosmani6Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Periodontology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, IndiaDental anatomy is the study of morphology of various teeth in human dentitions. The application of dental anatomy in clinical practice is important, and dentist should have a thorough knowledge regarding the morphology of the teeth. At times as a result of genetic variation, environmental factors, diet of an individual and race, variations in the morphology of the teeth can be observed. These variations have been extensively studied by the researcher in the field of anthropology to define a particular race. The most commonly observed changes include peg-shaped laterals, shovel-shaped incisors, and extra cusp on molar. Common variations documented with regard to maxillary and mandibular first premolars are the variation in the number of roots. But the variations with respect to crown morphology are few. We report a first documented unusual presentation of maxillary and mandibular first premolars with three-cusps pattern in a female patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/734143
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Viraj Patil
Mayuri Kulkarni
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Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
Case Reports in Dentistry
title Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
title_full Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
title_fullStr Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
title_short Maxillary and Mandibular First Premolars Showing Three-Cusp Pattern: An Unusual Presentation
title_sort maxillary and mandibular first premolars showing three cusp pattern an unusual presentation
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