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The methods of treatment of talon cusps are reviewed. A case is reported in which a calcium hydroxide pulpotomy was carried out on an upper central incisor with a talon cusp. This was necessary to enable (a) complete reduction of the cusp within a feasible time span, and (b) maintenance of pulpal vitality in order to allow apical development of the immature root
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Pledger, D., Roberts, G. Talon cusp: report of a case. Br Dent J 167, 171–173 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4806956
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