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Episodic Factitious Gingival Injury Secondary to Topical Anesthesia. A Case Report
Author(s) -
Raab Frank J.,
Young Louis L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1991.62.6.402
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , topical anesthesia , anesthesia , dermatology , surgery , dentistry , optics , physics
T he contribution of topical anesthesia to the incidence of severe factitious gingival injury in an adult patient is reported. A brief review of the literature is also presented. J Periodontol 1991; 62:402–406 .