Self-mutilation of tongue and lip in a patient with simple schizophrenia.
Self-inflicted lesions that cause mutilation are observed in schizophrenic patients. This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of simple schizophrenia in a 31-year-old male patient who bit his own tongue and lower lip. The dental treatment proposed included the construction of a splint to prevent new lesions and to allow healing of existing ones. The treatment afforded to avoid tooth extraction before the patient responded to psychiatric drug treatment. The importance of a transdisciplinary approach to self-mutilation due to psychiatric disorders is stressed. The interaction between the two teams, stomatology and psychiatry, was crucial for the improvement of the patient's condition.
Munerato
Maria Cristina
MC
Clinical Stomatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. mcmunerato@gmail.com
Moure
Sabrina Pozatti
SP
Machado
Vivian
V
Gomes
Fernando Grilo
FG
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*