Oral self-mutilation by a 17-month-old child with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-117

  Rashid, N ^a   Yusuf, H ^a  

^a Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LESCH NYHAN SYNDROME; LIP; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

CHEEK; HUMANS; INFANT; LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME; LIP; MALE; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORAL ULCER; SELF MUTILATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031151444     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.1997.tb00289.x     Document Type: Article

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