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Oral carriage of enterobacteriaceae among school children with chronic nail-biting habit
Author(s) -
Shiva Reddy,
Karpagaselvi Sanjai,
Jayalakshmi Kumaraswamy,
Lokesh Papaiah,
MB Jeevan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.119743
Subject(s) - biting , carriage , enterobacteriaceae , saliva , medicine , habit , biology , veterinary medicine , dentistry , ecology , escherichia coli , psychology , pathology , biochemistry , gene , psychotherapist
Onychophagia or habitual nail-biting is widespread among children and adolescents, between 10 and 18 years. Prevalence estimates range from 30% during childhood to 45% in adolescence. Nail-biting habit can result in autoinoculation of pathogens and transmission of infection between body parts.

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