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Hutchinson’s Teeth, named after the British physician Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (July 23, 1828 – June 23, 1913), are a diagnostic feature that appears in children with congenital syphilis. This characteristic dental deformity represents a valuable source of information for forensic anthropologists like myself, especially when investigating historical skulls. Their unique shape, marked by a notch in the central incisors of the upper jaw, provides a clear indication of an individual’s medical history and can contribute to identifying disease patterns in past societies.

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