Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2005)
Self-Induced Injury of The Periodontal Tissues : A Case Report
Abstract
Self-induced injuries are inflicted based on habit, frequently associated with psychogenic background; related only in manner by which they are produced, bearing no particular anatomic, etiologic or microscopic similarities. The following case report attributes a suspicious periodontal lesion to self - induced injury