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Molarization of the mandibular second premolar in an Indian patient: Report of a rare case
NB Nagaveni1, KV Umashankara2, NB Radhika3, Murali Mohan4
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India
3 IDEAS Dental College and Hospital, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
4 General Dental Practitioner, White Line Dental Clinic, Davangere, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
K V Umashankara
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2315-7992.160750
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Morphological variations can occur in human teeth. When such variations occur, they are more interesting to clinicians, anthropologists, and forensic dentists. Normally, the mandibular second premolar exhibits the two cusp pattern, one buccal cusp, and the other lingual cusps. Occurrence of four cusps in this tooth is rarely reported in the literature. The aim of this article is to present the development of four cusps in the second premolar, resulting in a molar appearance of the tooth and hence, diagnosed as molarization of the premolar. |
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