Berry Mature

On Thursday during lecture we learned that people who are born with a certain disease may have some differences in their teeth. The particular disease we were talking about is syphilis, and the major signs (in the teeth) are called Hutchinson's incisors and mulberry molars. Hutchinson's incisors are constricted like this:

Mulberry molars are named so because of their bumpy appearance.

Our teacher commented that she hadn't ever seen a mulberry, and didn't even know what one looked like. That simple comment led to a chain of mass emails from our classmates and ended in raucous laughter from the entire class. Below are the emails that were sent out:

Mulberries are a delicious fruit that grows on a tree. They grow in many areas across the US. Care must be taken when handling because they stain... And cause syphilis.JK about the syphilis thing.

Please don’t confuse with it’s cousin, the blueberry...

Or its more distant cousin, the Halle Berry

Or the black sheep of the family…..the dingleberry

The future dentists of America are berry mature.