. Syphilis : a treatise on etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment . ^^Hit^. Fig. 129.—The notching in Hutchinsons teeth is characteristic. through, and the crown drops off. In this way all the incisorsof the upper jaw may be destroyed, and the child, from the ageof two to that of six, may be without teeth in this the lower incisors also are affected, but more rarely. It should also be mentioned that in the case of children suf-fering from congenital syphilis the teeth are frequently late inerupting. The typical Hutchinsons teeth of congenital s
. Syphilis : a treatise on etiology, pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment . ^^Hit^. Fig. 129.—The notching in Hutchinsons teeth is characteristic. through, and the crown drops off. In this way all the incisorsof the upper jaw may be destroyed, and the child, from the ageof two to that of six, may be without teeth in this the lower incisors also are affected, but more rarely. It should also be mentioned that in the case of children suf-fering from congenital syphilis the teeth are frequently late inerupting. The typical Hutchinsons teeth of congenital syphilis arethe upper middle incisors of the second or jjermanent set. Typ-ical teeth have a single central notch in the center: the tooth isusually small both in length and width, and is not flattened out CONGENITAL SYPHILIS 423
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