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Self-inflicted gingival injury in a pediatric patient: a case report
Ana Beatriz Alonso Chevitarese1, Daniella Della Valle, Laura Primo
1Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. biachevitarese@ig.com.br
Abstract:
Self-inflicted oral mutilation can result in oral lesions that are difficult for a pediatric dentist to diagnose. Sometimes its execution is premeditated, but it can also happen accidentally or as the result of an unconscious, deleterious habit. The purpose of this case report was to describe: (1) the diagnosis of a gingival lesion caused by self-inflicted oral mutilation in a 9-year-old patient; and (2) the proposed treatment.