Habitual biting of oral mucosa: A conservative treatment approach

• Main Authors: Sarabjot Kaur Bhatia, Ashima Goyal, Aditi Kapur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
• Subjects: Morsicato mucosae oris; normal healthy children; polyvinyl sheet
• Online Access: http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=386;epage=389;aulast=Bhatia
• ISSN: 0976-237X; 0976-2361

Chronic biting of oral mucosa is an innocuous self inflicted injury, commonly seen in children suffering from developmental and psychological problems and has rarely been reported in normal unaffected individuals. The management strategies vary from counseling, prescription of sedatives to different prosthetic shields. The paper highlights the efficacy of a simple approach using soft mouth guard in the management of self inflicted lesions due to habitual biting of oral mucosa in two normal healthy children.