Nonsyphilitic occurrence of mulberry molars: A rare case report

Developmental defects of enamel may range from slight abnormalities of the tooth's color, shape and size to a complete absence of the enamel. Permanent first molar may show large variations in their morphological features and forms. Such changes may be in the form of anomalous cusps or variatio...

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Published inJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 106 - 110
Main Authors Koneru, Anila, Hunasgi, Santosh, Manvikar, Vardendra, Vanishree, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.02.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Calcification
Case Report
Case reports
Cesarean section
Congenital diseases
Defects
Dental enamel
Dental roots
Enamel
Fluorides
Health aspects
Mandible
Molars
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Syphilis
Teeth
syphilis
mulberry
occlusal
Globular cusps
permanent
molar
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Summary:Developmental defects of enamel may range from slight abnormalities of the tooth's color, shape and size to a complete absence of the enamel. Permanent first molar may show large variations in their morphological features and forms. Such changes may be in the form of anomalous cusps or variations in the occlusal surface showing globular shaped additional cusps and also increased in number of roots. However, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first nonsyphilitic case with the occurrence of multiple globular cusps. In the present case, occlusal anatomy is abnormal, with numerous disorganized globular projections involving all four permanent first molars. The projections of 2 mm × 2 mm in size and globular in shape were seen in the maxillary and mandibular cast. The features resemble the surface of mulberry and hence diagnosed as mulberry molars.
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_74_18