Self-injurious behavior as a challenge for the dental practice: A case report

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-66

  Silva, Daniela Rodrigues ^a,b   Da Fonseca, Márcio A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Preventive Dentistry   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral mutilation; Self inflicted oral injury; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; SPASTICITY; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; BITES, HUMAN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEEK; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS;

EID: 0037607687     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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