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Oral self-mutilation by a 17-month-old child with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, North East Lincolnshire NHS Trust, Grimsby, UK.
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
We report a 17-month-old boy who was a known case of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and presented with self-inflicted oral ulcerations of his lips and cheeks. He had a normal complement of caries-free deciduous teeth. Initially a conservative approach was planned and a bite plate made, but as a result of poor compliance and persistent ulceration and after consultation with his parents it was decided to extract all deciduous teeth.