Oral myiasis in children
Oral myiasis is a rare condition in humans and is associated with poor oral hygiene, severe halitosis, mouth breathing during sleep, mental handicap, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, anterior open bite, incompetent lips, and other conditions. In this report, a 14 year-old boy who had an orofacial trauma in...
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| author | M H Raghunath Reddy Nagarajappa Das M R Vivekananda |
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| description | Oral myiasis is a rare condition in humans and is associated with poor oral hygiene, severe halitosis, mouth breathing during sleep, mental handicap, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, anterior open bite, incompetent lips, and other conditions. In this report, a 14 year-old boy who had an orofacial trauma in the maxillary dentoalveolar region,which was neglected, has been described. There was a deep lacerated wound on the upper vestibule which was infected and maggots were found on the same wound. The clinical features, management, treatment are discussed and relevant literature is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df07f90c98c54490bae4ab056f26c5ce2022-12-22T01:47:53ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612012-01-0135192210.4103/0976-237X.95097Oral myiasis in childrenM H Raghunath ReddyNagarajappa DasM R VivekanandaOral myiasis is a rare condition in humans and is associated with poor oral hygiene, severe halitosis, mouth breathing during sleep, mental handicap, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, anterior open bite, incompetent lips, and other conditions. In this report, a 14 year-old boy who had an orofacial trauma in the maxillary dentoalveolar region,which was neglected, has been described. There was a deep lacerated wound on the upper vestibule which was infected and maggots were found on the same wound. The clinical features, management, treatment are discussed and relevant literature is reviewed.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2012;volume=3;issue=5;spage=19;epage=22;aulast=RaghunathLarvaemaggotsoral myiasisoral infestation |
| spellingShingle | M H Raghunath Reddy Nagarajappa Das M R Vivekananda Oral myiasis in children Contemporary Clinical Dentistry Larvae maggots oral myiasis oral infestation |
| title | Oral myiasis in children |
| title_full | Oral myiasis in children |
| title_fullStr | Oral myiasis in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral myiasis in children |
| title_short | Oral myiasis in children |
| title_sort | oral myiasis in children |
| topic | Larvae maggots oral myiasis oral infestation |
| url | http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2012;volume=3;issue=5;spage=19;epage=22;aulast=Raghunath |
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