title: Self-mutilation by tooth extraction.
abstract: We have described a schizophrenic patient who mutilated himself by extracting two teeth. We reviewed the existing literature on self-mutilation and the psychoanalytic significance of teeth as body parts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012652:Self Mutilation; D014081:Tooth Extraction