Infant Oral Mutilation

Ebinyo refers to the practice of removing primary canine tooth follicles in infants without anesthetic by African traditional healers or elders using unsterilized instruments. This report describes a case of ebinyo or infant oral mutilation (IOM) and associated sequelae in a child adopted from a rem...

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Main Authors: Emily A. Pope, Michael W. Roberts, E. LaRee Johnson, Clark L. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7586468