Hakan Çolak1, Bahadir Ugur Aylikçi2, Hakan Keklik3
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
2Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
3Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.101915
ABSTRACT
Dens evaginatus (DE) is an odontogenic developmental anomaly that can be defined as a tubercle or protuberance from the involved surface of the affected tooth consisting of an outer layer of enamel, a core of dentin, and may contain a slender extension of pulp tissue. Early diagnosis and management of DE is important in order to prevent occlusal interference, compromised esthetics, carious developmental grooves, periodontal problems due to excessive occlusal forces, or irritation of the tongue during speech and mastication. DE usually affects the mandibular second premolars as an accessory cusp or a protuberance between the buccal and lingual cusps. Reports of DE on maxillary premolar are rare in the literature. We report one such extremely rare case of DE on maxillary first premolar.
Keywords: Dens evaginatus, evaginated odontoma, premolar.
