Eating everything except food (PICA): A rare case report and review
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Eating everything except food (PICA): A rare case report and review
PICA is an act or habit of eating non-food items such as stone, bricks, chalk, soap, paper, soil etc., It occurs in children who actually start seeing the world through the oral cavity. There are many theories behind it such as iron and zinc deficiency etc., We as dentists should be able to diagnose and treat such conditions, as they may cause ill-effects to the developing dentition. This case ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2231-0762
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.127851