Canine Gouging: A Taboo Resurfacing in Migrant Urban Population

Cosmopolitan cities have become a pool of migrants from different parts of the world, who carry their cultural beliefs and superstitions with them around the globe. Canine gouging is a kind of infant oral mutilation (IOM) which is widely practiced among rural population of Africa where the primary t...

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Main Authors: Anila Virani Noman, Ferranti Wong, Ravikiran Ramakrishna Pawar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/727286