Self-injurious behavior and foreign body entrapment in the root canal of a mandibular lateral incisor

Self-injurious behavior is a deliberate alteration or damage without suicidal indent. Herein, we report a patient who had caused intentionally self-trauma to his left lower permanent canine and placed a long metallic foreign body into the root canal. History revealed a habit of placing metallic obje...

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Main Authors: B N Rangeeth, J Moses, N Venugopal Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2011;volume=29;issue=6;spage=95;epage=98;aulast=Rangeeth