Influence of nail biting and finger sucking habits on the oral carriage of Enterobacteriaceae

Influence of nail biting and finger sucking habits on the oral carriage of Enterobacteriaceae

Background: Oral habits like thumb sucking and nail biting are pernicious habits that act as an adaptive function in obtaining pleasure and subduing anxiety. These habits may also act as carriers of numerous microorganisms into the oral cavity, of which, Enterobacteriaceae members are transient path...

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Main Authors: Firoz G Kamal, Reginald Ajay Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Bacteremia
cellulitis
Enterobacteriaceae
extraction complications
nail biting
thumb sucking
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=211;epage=214;aulast=Kamal

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