title: Flies and the mouth.
abstract: Oral infections caused by flies are rarely encountered in clinical practice, and consequently, there is a paucity of information in the medical and dental literature about these conditions. In the present article, we present a concise review on oral myiasis or fly-blown disease. A variety of fly species can infest the oral tissues and produce an exotic clinical picture. Oral myiasis is mainly encountered in the tropics and subtropics, but can also be encountered in the western part of the world due to the increase of globalization, immigration, and global warming. Commonly-reported symptoms of oral myiasis include pain, swelling, itchy sensation, and feeling of something moving in the mouth. The surgical debridement of infected tissue with the removal of maggots is the treatment of choice in most cases of oral myiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Periodontics, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; Oral Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health, Bristol Dental Hospital and School, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Yazan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hassona
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: Miranda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguida
authors.forename: Oslei Paes
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: de Almeida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: flies; fly-blown disease; infestation; myiasis; oral