Pink tooth of Mummery

This photograph of a smile exhibits a pink tooth of Mummery, identified as the maxillary left lateral incisor, tooth #10.

A pink tooth of Mummery, named after British biologist James Howard Mummery, is a tooth exhibiting a pinkish hue as a result of hematologic staining of the dentin.

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