The use of a special mouthguard in the management of oral injury self-inflicted by a 4-year-old child

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-281

  Çehreli, Zafer C ^a,b   Ölmez, Seval ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INJURY; LIP; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THUMB;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOUTH PROTECTORS; SELF MUTILATION; SILICONES; THUMB;

EID: 0030321012     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.1996.tb00258.x     Document Type: Article

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