title: Episodic factitious gingival injury secondary to topical anesthesia. A case report.
abstract: The contribution of topical anesthesia to the incidence of severe factitious gingival injury in an adult patient is reported. A brief review of the literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005162:Factitious Disorders; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D008012:Lidocaine