Talon cusp: a morphological dental anomaly

Vol. 52 No. 1 Suppl., 2011
This supplement was not sponsored by Outside Organizations.

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

H. A. Balcioglu, N. Keklikoglu, Gulseren Kokten

Talon cusp is a rare developmental anomaly that occurs most commonly on the lingual side of the incisors. It may cause various clinical problems, such as occlusal interference, irritation of the tongue, pulpal necrosis, caries and periodontal problems. Genetics is thought to be a major cause for the occurrence of this anomaly. This article reports three cases of talon cusp in three members of the same family. Clinical and radiographic findings of talon cusp in two siblings and the mother are presented. Early diagnosis of talon cusp helps in selecting the correct treatment procedure and avoiding complications.

Corresponding author: Huseyin Avni Balcioglu, Assistant Professor, DDS, PhD, e-mail: habalci@istanbul.edu.tr

Download PDF

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Annamaria Pallag, A. Ardelean, Elena Rosca, O. Pop, Ramona Suciu

Breast cancer is the second most frequent cause of death by cancer. In Romania, its incidence is around 4200 new cases per year and the mortality is around 2500 cases per year. During the past few years a great number of anti-neoplastic therapies with higher specificity and efficiency were developed. Monitoring the effects of these polychemotherapies is of great importance together with the study of their influence on cellular metabolism. The purpose of the study was to establish the changes in the cellular energy metabolism and apoptotic potential in the anti-neoplastic therapy with bevacizumab. The results obtained show that the apoptotic potential of malignant cells increases significantly during the anti-angiogenic treatment, with reduction of tumor vasculature and that the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway is activated by releasing cytochrome c from the mitochondrial inter-membrane space.

Corresponding author: Annamaria Pallag, e-mail: annamariapallag@gmail.com

Download PDF
Download cover
Download contents

Journal archive