Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2006)

Dens in Dente

  • Anita Balan,
  • Nileena R Kumar,
  • J Rema,
  • Prasanth Balan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 210 – 213

Abstract

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Dens in dente are developmental malformation resulting from invagination of the crown before it is calcified. This anomaly is most frequently found in the permanent maxillary lateral incisor. Three cases, one of radicular and two of coronal dens in dente are reported.

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