Oro‐dental self‐mutilation in familial dysautonomia

Eliyahu Mass*, Natan Gadoth

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Abstract

Orodental self‐mutilation (ODSM) has not gained sufficient recognition in familial dysautonomia (FD). Among 38 patients with FD, ODSM was found in 14 (36.8%). ODSM may be due to peripheral neuropathy with insensibility to pain, which is characteristic of FD. Elimination of the sharp edges of teeth was found to be helpful.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-276
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
Volume23
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1994

Keywords

  • dental
  • familial dysautonomia
  • oral
  • self–mutilation
  • teeth
  • tongue

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