title: Correction of cheek biting in a dentate patient.
abstract: Postsurgical injury by teeth to oral mucosa (reconstructed by a flap) can lead to ulceration and subsequent infection at the reconstructed site. A prompt intervention by fabricating a specially designed prosthesis to deflect the reconstruction flap away from the occluding teeth has been described for the treatment of cheek biting in the present clinical report.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koli
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Harsimran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Associate, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: aditinanda@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.affiliation: Professor, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Consultant Orthodontist, Clove Dental, Niti Bagh, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manak
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shubhra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing