A fixed intraoral nail biting habit-breaker appliance: A case report of a novel approach to prevent onychophagia

• 主要な著者: Shankhanil Dev (著者), Ananya Pal (著者), Shabnam Zahir (著者), Gautam Kumar Kundu (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Onychophagia or nail biting is the performance of repetitive actions of biting one's nails often to the level of mutilation of the nail beds. It is a compulsive act most often seen in adolescents but may continue into adulthood, leading to deleterious consequences. Often spurred by anxiety and...