Factitial (self-induced) gingival disease: Four case reports

Quintessence International

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 762-765

  Sepet, Elif ^a   Ulukapi, Işin ^a   Aytepe, Zeynep ^a   Cebeci, Ihsan ^b   Aydoǧmuş, Zeynep ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gingival recession; Pediatric psychiatry; Self induced lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035522826     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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