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Hutchinson’s teeth in congenital syphilis (2)

This image depicts the dentition of a congenital syphilis patient, who due to this disease went on to develop what are known as Hutchinson’s teeth, in which case the teeth are widely spaced, and the bite surfaces of the incisors are notched. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium, Treponema pallidum. (Source: Photography by Robert Sumpter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1967. Public Health Image Library ID# 12599, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)

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