Hutchinson's teeth

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Hutchinson's teeth is a sign of congenital syphilis.<ref name="Bolognia">Template:Cite book</ref> Affected people have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their biting surfaces.<ref name=Pessoa>Template:Cite journal</ref>

It is named for Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, a British surgeon and pathologist, who first described it.<ref>Template:WhoNamedIt</ref>

Hutchinson's teeth form part of Hutchinson's triad.<ref name=Pessoa/>

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