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Hutchinson's teeth [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

A tooth abnormality seen in congenital syphilis, in which the permanent incisors have a screwdriver-like shape, sometimes associated with notching of the incisal edges or depressions in the labial surfaces above the cutting edge.

Key term(s)
  • Hutchinson,s tooth
  • Hutchinson's incisor
  • screwdriver tooth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
DEF

Anomalies dentaires essentiellement caractérisées par la petitesse des dents, leur écartement anormal, des encoches semi-lunaires du bord libre et le rétrécissement du bord libre «en tournevis».

OBS

Ces anomalies intéressent presque exclusivement les incisives et les canines, elles sont caractéristiques de la syphilis congénitale, mais on les rencontre également chez des sujets non syphilitiques.

Key term(s)
  • dent de Hutchinson
  • dent en tournevis

Spanish

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