title: Eating everything except food (PICA): A rare case report and review.
abstract: PICA is an act or habit of eating non-food items such as stone, bricks, chalk, soap, paper, soil etc., It occurs in children who actually start seeing the world through the oral cavity. There are many theories behind it such as iron and zinc deficiency etc., We as dentists should be able to diagnose and treat such conditions, as they may cause ill-effects to the developing dentition. This case report attempt to highlights the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment of pica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dayal Dental College, Golpura, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Advani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dayal Dental College, Golpura, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Gulsheen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dayal Dental College, Golpura, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chachra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dayal Dental College, Golpura, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhawan
keywords: Chalk; PICA; iron deficiency; non-food items; stones