Hutchinson teeth

Hutchinson teeth
a tooth abnormality seen in congenital syphilis, in which the permanent incisors have a screwdriverlike shape, sometimes with notching of the incisal edges or depressions in the labial surfaces above the cutting edge. Called also Hutchinson incisors and screwdriver teeth.

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  • hutchinson teeth — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see hutchinson s teeth …   Useful english dictionary

  • hutchinson's teeth — ˈhəchə̇sənz noun plural but singular or plural in construction also hutchinson teeth Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Sir Jonathan Hutchinson died 1913 English surgeon : peg shaped teeth having a crescentic notch in the cutting edge… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hutchinson triad — the combination of diffuse interstitial keratitis, disease of the labyrinth, and Hutchinson teeth, seen in congenital syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • 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.… …   Wikipedia

  • Hutchinson — may refer to:People*Hutchinson (surname)Places;United States * Hutchinson, Kansas * South Hutchinson, Kansas * Hutchinson, Minnesota * Hutchinson County, South Dakota * Hutchinson County, Texas * Hutchinson Island, Florida * Hutchinson Island… …   Wikipedia

  • Hutchinson's triad — n a triad of symptoms that comprises Hutchinson s teeth, interstitial keratitis, and deafness and occurs in children with congenital syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • screwdriver teeth — Hutchinson teeth …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson's teeth — Hutch·in·son s teeth həch ən sənz n pl but sing or pl in constr peg shaped teeth having a crescent shaped notch in the cutting edge and occurring esp. in children with congenital syphilis Hutchinson Sir Jonathan (1828 1913) British surgeon and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson's teeth — narrowed and notched permanent incisor teeth: a sign of congenital syphilis. [Hutchinson (1828–1913), British surgeon] …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Hutchinson, Sir Jonathan — ▪ British pathologist born July 23, 1828, Selby, Yorkshire, Eng. died June 26, 1913, Haslemere, Surrey       British surgeon, pathologist, pioneer in the study of congenital syphilis.       As Surgeon to the London Hospital (1859–83) and… …   Universalium

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