Oral Myiasis: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

Myiasis is a rare disease caused by infestation of tissue by larvae of flies. Oral myiasis is still “rare” and “unique” owing to the fact that oral cavity rarely provides the necessary habitat for a larval lifecycle. Herein, we present a case of extensive gingival myiasis in a 12-year-old mentally r...

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Main Authors: Singh Shikha, Prasad Guru R, Pathak Ashutoshdutt, Sood Meenakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/914