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Shovel-shaped maxillary central incisors

MedGen UID:
322134
•Concept ID:
C1833168
•
Anatomical Abnormality; Finding
Synonyms: Shovel tooth; Shovel-shaped upper front teeth
 
HPO: HP:0006358

Definition

A tooth with a crown with marked lingual or palatal marginal ridges causing scooped lingual or palatal surfaces. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVShovel-shaped maxillary central incisors

Conditions with this feature

Incisors, shovel-shaped
MedGen UID:
278058
•Concept ID:
C1409763
•
Congenital Abnormality
Incisor that has marked lateral borders occurring lingually.
See: Condition Record
Carabelli anomaly of maxillary molar teeth
MedGen UID:
396243
•Concept ID:
C1861897
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Carabelli anomaly of maxillary molar teeth
Incisors, shovel-shaped

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

KBG syndrome: review of the literature and findings of 5 affected patients.
Kumar H, Prabhu N, Cameron A
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2009 Sep;108(3):e72-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.04.035. PMID: 19716495

Prognosis

KBG syndrome: review of the literature and findings of 5 affected patients.
Kumar H, Prabhu N, Cameron A
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2009 Sep;108(3):e72-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.04.035. PMID: 19716495

Clinical prediction guides

A geometric morphometric approach to the study of variation of shovel-shaped incisors.
Carayon D, Adhikari K, Monsarrat P, Dumoncel J, Braga J, Duployer B, Delgado M, Fuentes-Guajardo M, de Beer F, Hoffman JW, Oettlé AC, Donat R, Pan L, Ruiz-Linares A, Tenailleau C, Vaysse F, Esclassan R, Zanolli C
Am J Phys Anthropol 2019 Jan;168(1):229-241. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23709. PMID: 30267417
A Rare Bilateral Presentation of Multiple Dens Invaginatus, Shovel-Shaped Incisor and Talon Cusp With Mesiodens.
Hegde S, Jain M, Shubha AB
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2014 Oct-Dec;12(48):292-5. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v12i4.13737. PMID: 26333586

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