Citation

Sonnenberg EM. Spec. Care Dentist. 1990; 10(3): 89-90.

Affiliation

Developmental Disabilities Program, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07962-1956, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Special Care Dentistry Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11100214

Abstract

Factitious illness can be a problem for disabled patients who experience recurrent trauma or irritation to a particular part of the body. In this case, the patient's recurring lip trauma combined with his overlying physical disability presented a problem not easily solved with prior methods of treating lip trauma. Modifying the standard orthodontic appliance solved the problem; after a short period of use, the patient dropped the harmful habit that caused the lip trauma. The appliance was no longer needed.

Language: en