Self-inflicted oral-dental mutilations (SIODMs) in paediatric patients: a systematic review of case reports and case series.

Eur J Paediatr DentJan 1, 2025 (epub)
Clinical ResearchPediatricsPsychiatry

T Cantile, A Valletta, E Salza et al.

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Self-inflicted oral-dental mutilations (SIODMs) are the result of an intentional or unintentional action that leads to anatomical and functional damage to the soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. In paediatric patients they can be associated with both organic and functional diseases.

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This is the first systematic review aimed to synthesize the findings of studies on SIODM in paediatric patients. The extensive heterogeneity of underlying diseases, anatomical sites and nature of mutilation, as well as of the proposed treatments, make SIODM in paediatric population a challenging clinical field, in which only a multidisciplinary approach can provide adequate know-how in terms of prevention and…

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