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Hutchinson's teeth
Deformity of smaller, spaced-out teeth indicative of congenital syphilis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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