%0 Journal Article %1 Sonnenberg1990 %A Sonnenberg, E. M. %D 1990 %J Spec Care Dentist %K Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Eating; Extraoral Traction Appliances; Hum; Lip; Male; Orthodontic Appliance Design; Brackets; Self-Injurious Behavior; ans %N 3 %P 89--90 %T Treatment of self-induced trauma in a patient with cerebral palsy. %V 10 %X Factitious illness can be a problem for disabled patients who experience recurrent trauma or irritation to a particular part of the body. In this case, the patient's recurring lip trauma combined with his overlying physical disability presented a problem not easily solved with prior methods of treating lip trauma. Modifying the standard orthodontic appliance solved the problem; after a short period of use, the patient dropped the harmful habit that caused the lip trauma. The appliance was no longer needed.

@article{Sonnenberg1990, abstract = {Factitious illness can be a problem for disabled patients who experience recurrent trauma or irritation to a particular part of the body. In this case, the patient's recurring lip trauma combined with his overlying physical disability presented a problem not easily solved with prior methods of treating lip trauma. Modifying the standard orthodontic appliance solved the problem; after a short period of use, the patient dropped the harmful habit that caused the lip trauma. The appliance was no longer needed.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:22:42.000+0200}, author = {Sonnenberg, E. M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cd6b98bf32381acd7bc17ba8a602c794/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {ae999b622504fc48e820020512204928}, intrahash = {cd6b98bf32381acd7bc17ba8a602c794}, journal = {Spec Care Dentist}, keywords = {Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Eating; Extraoral Traction Appliances; Hum; Lip; Male; Orthodontic Appliance Design; Brackets; Self-Injurious Behavior; ans}, number = 3, pages = {89--90}, pmid = {11100214}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:22:42.000+0200}, title = {Treatment of self-induced trauma in a patient with cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 10, year = 1990 }