Open AccessOral myiasis in paralytic patients with special needs: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
Sonal Priya Bhansali,
Anjali Dave Tiwari,
Dinesh Gupta,
Sumit Bhansali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_82_17
Subject(s) - myiasis , medicine , maggot , mentally retarded , oral cavity , dermatology , dentistry , larva , ecology , psychology , developmental psychology , biology
Oral myiasis is invasion of the soft tissues of oral cavity by the parasitic larvae of the flies. This condition affects debilitated, mentally challenged individuals. These patients are not physically or mentally endowed to ward off flies or complain about worms burrowing their way into oral wounds. This study describes three cases of orofacial myiasis, removal of the live maggots, supportive treatment, and management of the cases with application of turpentine oil and also highlights oral health care in the patients with special needs.