title: Self-mutilation of tongue and lip in a patient with simple schizophrenia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Stomatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. mcmunerato@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Munerato
authors.forename: Sabrina Pozatti
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Moure
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Fernando Grilo
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: 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*