title: Infant oral mutilation: a New Zealand case series.
abstract: Infant oral mutilation is a practice performed by traditional healers in many Eastern African countries. The sequelae of this practice have been recognised and reported on in many developed countries due to the migration of populations, customs and beliefs. This article describes three cases of infant oral mutilation that have been diagnosed in the Dental Department at Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt.
authors: Fleur O V
authors: FO
authors: de Beavis
authors: Amelia C
authors: AC
authors: Foster
authors: Kathryn N
authors: KN
authors: Fuge
authors: Robin A
authors: RA
authors: Whyman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046289:Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid / Q000601:surgery*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D009520:New Zealand; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000601:surgery*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000601:surgery