Oral gingival myiasis: A rare case report and literature review

Myiasis is a universal term for extreme infection by the parasitic fly larvae that feed on their host living/dead tissue. Gingival myiasis is a rare disease in the humans associated with poor oral hygiene, suppurative oral lesions, alcoholism, and senility, among other conditions. We present a case...

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Main Authors: Dheeraj Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Pranav Parashar, Vihang Vinod Naphade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=4;spage=548;epage=551;aulast=Sharma