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Role of Psychiatric Disorders in Self‐inflicted Periodontal Injury: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sandhu H.S.,
Sharma V.,
Sidhu G.S.
Publication year - 1997
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.1997.68.11.1136
Subject(s) - medicine , aggressive periodontitis , psychiatry , dentistry , periodontal disease
S elf‐inflicted or factitious injuries (FI) are not uncommon in psychiatric patients. In general, this kind of behavior is linked to secondary gain. However, the role of underlying psychiatric illness should not be overlooked. Usually, the diagnosis of factitious injury can be confirmed by a careful medical‐dental history, clinical appearance of the lesion, laboratory investigations, and response to established treatment protocol. A case is presented in which repetitive injurious behavior resulted in rapid periodontal attachment loss. The lesion responded well to conservative periodontal treatment. The role of underlying psychiatric morbidity leading to repetitive self‐injurious behavior is discussed. J Periodontol 1997;68:1136–1139 .