Teeth grinding, tongue and lip biting in a 24-month-old boy with meningococcal septicaemia. Report of a case

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-280

  Coyne, B M C ^a   Montague, T ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BRUXISM; CASE REPORT; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIP; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; TONGUE;

BITES, HUMAN; BRUXISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEPSIS; TONGUE;

EID: 0036631924     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2002.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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