Variations in the shape of permanent maxillary lateral incisors in Sundanese.

During a survey in Java we found unusual shaped upper lateral incisors. A total of 110 school children shows 3 cases with pegging, approximately 20% with canine-like shape. In all cases the lateral incisor was present. Compared with other publication the incidence of pegging is low, the canine-like variation never described as far as we know.