Johnson C D, Cunningham J, Sullivan C C, Bebermeyer R
Department of Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biomaterials, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Dental Branch, USA.
J Gt Houst Dent Soc. 1999 Mar-Apr;70(8):14-6.
This report describes the uncommon problem of a female patient diagnosed with an eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, who reported self-mutilating dental factitious behavior. The case presents a serious diagnostic and management problem. Notwithstanding the clinical appearance of the dentition, a thorough medical-dental history was essential for this uncommon diagnosis.
