[A maxillary lip bumper used to manage labial self-mutilation].
BACKGROUND
The repair of facial self-mutilation often fails if the reconstruction is not protected. The authors report a case of a lip self-mutilation treated by an orthodontic device: the "lip bumper".


METHODS
A four-year-old patient presented with self-mutilation of the lower lip in a context of multiple malformations. The defect concerned two third of the lower lip. The treatment combined antibiotics, local care, psychiatric management and a lip bumper. The evolution was favorable without need for secondary reconstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
The lip bumper is a simple orthodontic device. It pushes the lower lip away from the dental arch. It is used to stop the pattern "agitation-mutilation-infection".
El Bouihi
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Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital 20-Août-1953, CHU Ibn Rochd, rue Lahcen-El-Arjoune, Casablanca, Maroc. melbouihi@hotmail.com
El Fares
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Slimani
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Bennis
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Benjelloun
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Chekkoury Idrissi
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000628:therapy*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control