New Approach to Managing Onychophagia
Onychophagia is defined as a chronic habit of biting nails, commonly observed in both children and young adults. This oral habit may lead to various medical and dental problems. To date, onychophagia is considered an unsolved problem in medicine and dentistry. In this paper we describe an exclusive...
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| author | O. Marouane M. Ghorbel M. Nahdi A. Necibi N. Douki |
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| description | Onychophagia is defined as a chronic habit of biting nails, commonly observed in both children and young adults. This oral habit may lead to various medical and dental problems. To date, onychophagia is considered an unsolved problem in medicine and dentistry. In this paper we describe an exclusive nonpunitive fixed appliance utilizing a stainless steel twisted round wire bonded from canine to canine, in the mandibular arch, as a treatment of onychophagia. It was used successfully in young adult patients and maintained for a month. With 9-month follow-up the treatment has satisfied the patients’ expectations which may eventually yield promising implications of this new treatment to similar situations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-09bb6ed7a61b48d2a302a66bb97fe5662025-02-03T01:06:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552016-01-01201610.1155/2016/54754625475462New Approach to Managing OnychophagiaO. Marouane0M. Ghorbel1M. Nahdi2A. Necibi3N. Douki4Restorative Dentistry, Dental Surgery Department, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, TunisiaDepartment of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaRestorative Dentistry, Dental Surgery Department, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, TunisiaOnychophagia is defined as a chronic habit of biting nails, commonly observed in both children and young adults. This oral habit may lead to various medical and dental problems. To date, onychophagia is considered an unsolved problem in medicine and dentistry. In this paper we describe an exclusive nonpunitive fixed appliance utilizing a stainless steel twisted round wire bonded from canine to canine, in the mandibular arch, as a treatment of onychophagia. It was used successfully in young adult patients and maintained for a month. With 9-month follow-up the treatment has satisfied the patients’ expectations which may eventually yield promising implications of this new treatment to similar situations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5475462 |
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