Hutchinson's teeth

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(medicine) Deformity of permanent incisor teeth associated with congenital syphilis; the crown of the incisor is wider in the cervical portion than at the incisal edge, and the incisal edge has a characteristic crescent-shaped notch.

A condition of the teeth characteristic of congenital syphilis, in which the incisal edge is notched and narrower than the neck area at the gums.

Notched incisors known as Hutchinson's teeth which are characteristic of congenital syphilis

Hutchinson's teeth (also known as Hutchinson's incisor, Hutchinson's sign or Hutchinson-Boeck teeth) are a sign of congenital syphilis. Babies with this have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their biting surfaces. It is named after Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, an English surgeon and pathologist, who first described them.

Hutchinson's teeth form part of Hutchinson's triad.

External links

• Hutchinson's teeth at Who Named It?

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