Mamelon (dentistry)
{{Short description|Abnormal bumps found on newly erupted incisors}}
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A mamelon (from French mamelon, "nipple") is one of three rounded protuberances which are present on the cutting edge of an incisor tooth when it first erupts through the gum. Mamelons' appearance can be smoothed by a dentist if they have not been worn down naturally by biting and eating foods.{{cite book
|title= Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 18
|last= Thomas
|first= Clayton L., M.D., M.P.H.
|year= 1993
|publisher= F.A. Davis
|isbn= 0-8036-0194-8
|page= 1158
}} Mamelons are present on permanent central and lateral incisors. Mamelons are easiest to observe on the maxillary central incisors, and appear as three small prominences on the incisal edge of the tooth.{{Cite web |title=Zahnarztpraxis M. G. |url=https://www.zahnarztpraxis-gruber.de/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.zahnarztpraxis-gruber.de |language=de}} Mamelons are ordinarily of no clinical importance.{{Cite journal |last1=Alalowi |first1=Munther |last2=Al-Jhany |first2=Nouf |date=2020-09-07 |title=Frequency of Mamelons in Relation to Age, Gender and Occlusion among the Saudi Population |journal=Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=106–110 |doi=10.26735/vglp5383 |issn=1658-6794|doi-access=free }} Usually, they are worn off early in the life of the tooth.{{medical citation needed|date=March 2022}}
