Oral Manifestation and the Treatment of Self-Injurious Behaviors Associated with a Preterm Infant: A Case Report
심수현, 조병근, 조자원,
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심수현 ( Shim Su-Hyun ) - Kyungbok University Department of Dental Hygiene
조병근 ( Cho Byeng-Ken ) - Dankook University College of Dentistry Department of Preventive Dentistry
조자원 ( Cho Ja-Won ) - Dankook University College of Dentistry Department of Preventive Dentistry
KMID : 1157520150110010051
Abstract
Behavioral problems could be easily observed in patients with various mental disorders. Self-injurious behavior (SIB) can be defined as deliberated harm to one’s own body without conscious suicidal intent. It usually occurs as head banging or hitting, body hitting, skin cutting, or finger biting. Also it frequently involves oral tissue’s damage in pediatric patients, such as lip, cheek and tongue biting. Various articles have described prostheses used to prevent SIB-related injuries to the oral tissues of patients who have developmental or medical problems, such as psychological problems, congenital syndromes or mental retardation. But reports of oral SIB in individuals unaffected by the above conditions are scarce. The case presented in this report discusses oral SIB in a premature baby. We found an optimal way that would prevent SIB-related injuries and also protect the causative teeth. These days, dentists should be able to manage those patients with several treatment modalities, furthermore, to prevent SIB according to the causative disorders.
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preterm birth; self injurious behavior; self mutilation
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