Orofacial artefactual disease.
Self-induced lesions of the face and mouth may occasionally be encountered in dental practice. In general the deliberate creation of orofacial lesions is an indication of underlying psychiatric disease of various types that usually involve a personal gain by the patient from having such lesions. We present three cases of deliberately self-induced lesions and discuss the problem of diagnosis and management of these cases.
Lamey
P J
PJ
School of Clinical Dentistry, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom.
McNab
L
L
Lewis
M A
MA
Gibb
R
R
D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation