A 5-year-old child with a history of congenital syphilis presents with notched, peg-shaped permanent incisors. This dental abnormality is known as:
- A Hutchinson teeth ✓
- B Mulberry molars
- C Saber shin
- D Saddle nose
Correct answer: A. Hutchinson teeth
Explanation
Hutchinson teeth are peg-shaped, notched permanent incisors, part of Hutchinson's triad in late congenital syphilis. Mulberry molars are another stigmata but affect molars. Saber shin is tibial bowing, and saddle nose is nasal collapse, neither involves teeth.
Reference: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st ed.
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