Labio-cervical Vertical Groove (LCVG): An Enamel Organ Insult as a Morphological Anomaly of Tooth

Among the frequent congenital anomalies of teeth, the labio-cervical vertical groove (LCVG) is a rare congenital morphological anomaly of teeth. The science of forensic dentistry has valuable contributions to assist in personal identification, syndromic correlation of congenital diseases, victim search after a mass disaster by ensuring faster and scientific information from recorded secure past data to compare it with the present one. Infolding of an enamel organ and Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath can create a vertical groove on the labial surface of permanent maxillary incisors extending from crown to root. A 47-year-old male patient, came to a private clinic with a complaint of bleeding from gums. On clinical examination, generalized mild gingival inflammation and vertical groove along with mild gingival irregularity were found on the labial surface of 21. The present case shows mamelon remnants extension with LCVG in 21 in the patient and his mother.