Objective: To assess the presence and coexistence of multiple oral parafunctional habits in individuals with extravert personality type Methodology: A Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at College Dentistry, Sharif Medical Dental College, Lahore, over 5 months, from July to November 2021. Data collected using medical questionnaire ten item inventory scale (TIPI). Results: There sig...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and oral parafunction habits among Saudi adolescents in the permanent dentition stage. METHODS A total of 385 (230 females and 155 males) school children age 12-16, completed a questionnaire and were examined clinically. A stratified selection technique was used for schoo...

Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. While it seems that NB is a simple behavior that can be stopped easily, many of the children with NB have already tried to stop it, but they have not been successful. The frustrations due to failed attempt involve others such as parents and siblings. The present review aims at providing an o...

The patient was a 9 years and 2 months old female from the Dominican Republic whose chief complaint was, “My front teeth stick out.” The patient’s medical history was noncontributory, and she denied any known drug allergies. Her dental history revealed preventive dental visits at 6-month intervals and a fractured incisal edge (maxillary left central incisor). The patient’s mother reported the p...

Brittle Nails Syndrome is characterized by fragility of the nail plate, affecting 27% of women. We evaluated dermatology patients in a cross-sectional study about perception of nail fragility. One hundred and thirty eight women were included, with median age of 36.5 years. Nail examination showed changes in 57% and 49% reported nail fragility. The first three fingernails were the most affected....

If you get a hangnail, it?s recommended that you avoid pulling or biting it off. Instead, remove the excess skin with nail clippers or nail scissors. To avoid infection, make sure to wash your hands regularly. You mentioned that your hangnail is very sore and swollen ? this could be a sign of infection. It?s wise to apply some over-the-counter antibacterial ointment or cream (after you clean an...

A case of hand self-mutilation in six years old girl with totals persistent obstetric brachial plexus palsy was presented. Self-mutilation involved biting the tips of the digits what lead to removal of nail of IV finger and partial V finger distal phalanx amputation. Furthermore, possible etiology, mechanism, evaluation of this behavior and literature was discussed in the text.

AIM Nail-biting is one of the most frequent deleterious oral habits in children. It can result in systemic diseases or oral traumatic lesion. This report describes a case of gingival abscess in a child due to a fingernail-biting habit. CASE DESCRIPTION A 5-year, 6-month-old female presented gingival swelling and fistula in the primary maxillary left central and right lateral incisors as an un...