Hutchinson Triad — NDEB AFK MCQ
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Correct answer: A — Hutchinson incisors, interstitial keratitis, eighth nerve deafness
Hutchinson's triad of congenital syphilis consists of: (1) Hutchinson incisors (screwdriver/barrel-shaped maxillary permanent central incisors with a central notch); (2) Interstitial keratitis (corneal inflammation causing clouding); and (3) Eighth cranial nerve deafness (sensorineural hearing loss). Other dental manifestations include mulberry molars (lobulated first permanent molars). These features result from transplacental Treponema pallidum infection affecting developing structures during specific stages of fetal/postnatal development.
Reference: Neville – Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 4th ed., 2016