Hutchinson's teeth | |
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Other names | Hutchinson's incisor, Hutchinson's sign or Hutchinson-Boeck teeth |
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Notched incisors known as Hutchinson's teeth which are characteristic of congenital syphilis |
Hutchinson's teeth is a sign of congenital syphilis. [1] Affected people have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their biting surfaces. [2]
It is named for Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, a British surgeon and pathologist, who first described it. [3]
Hutchinson's teeth form part of Hutchinson's triad. [2]
Media related to
Hutchinson's teeth at Wikimedia Commons
Hutchinson's teeth | |
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Other names | Hutchinson's incisor, Hutchinson's sign or Hutchinson-Boeck teeth |
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Notched incisors known as Hutchinson's teeth which are characteristic of congenital syphilis |
Hutchinson's teeth is a sign of congenital syphilis. [1] Affected people have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their biting surfaces. [2]
It is named for Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, a British surgeon and pathologist, who first described it. [3]
Hutchinson's teeth form part of Hutchinson's triad. [2]
Media related to
Hutchinson's teeth at Wikimedia Commons