Minor self‐inflicted injuries to the gingivae
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Periodontology
- Vol. 3 (2) , 128-132
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051x.1976.tb01859.x
Abstract
Three young patients with gingival injuries that were self‐inflicted by a fingernail habit are presented. In each case the habit, which was provoked by a pre‐existing locus of irritation, was stopped as soon as the locus (or trigger) was identified and treated. A distinction is drawn between these types of cases, (gingivitis artefacta minor), and those of gingivitis artefacta major where the habit is more deeply entrenched and the implications more serious.Keywords
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