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Art of Prevention: The importance of tackling the nail biting habit. [PDF]

Int J Womens Dermatol, 2021
Onychophagia, commonly referred to as nail biting, is a chronic condition that is repetitive and compulsive in nature, and generally seen in children and young adults.
Baghchechi M, Pelletier JL, Jacob SE.
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Presence of Enterobacteriacea and its association with mental health among school going nail-biting students in Karachi: A comparative study [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Onychophagia, commonly known as nail biting, is considered a compulsive behavioral disorder primarily observed in children and adolescents.
Naveed Mansoori, Shaheer Zafar, Muhammad Abdul Ahad, Sana Javed, Syed Mubeen   +4 more
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Drug Treatment of Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder), Excoriation (Skin-picking) Disorder, and Nail-biting (Onychophagia). [PDF]

Curr Neuropharmacol, 2019
Background Trichotillomania (TTM), excoriation (or skin-picking) disorder and some severe forms of onychophagia are classified under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Sani G, Gualtieri I, Paolini M, Bonanni L, Spinazzola E, Maggiora M, Pinzone V, Brugnoli R, Angeletti G, Girardi P, Rapinesi C, Kotzalidis GD.   +11 more
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Preparation and Properties of Anti-Nail-Biting Lacquers Containing Shellac and Bitter Herbal Extract

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2021
The purpose of the present investigation was to formulate and evaluate anti-nail-biting lacquers consisting of bitter herbal extracts. The hydroalcoholic extracts obtained from Andrographis paniculata and Tinospora crispa were determined for ...
Chutima Limmatvapirat, Sontaya Limmatvapirat, Siraprapa Chansatidkosol, Wantanwa Krongrawa, Napasorn Liampipat, Sarocha Leechaiwat, Patipat Lamaisri, Lawan Siangjong, Paranee Meetam, Kuntontip Tiankittumrong   +9 more
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Onychophagia: A synopsis of nail biting and its management

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022
Onychophagia, also called nail biting (NB), is a body focused repetitive behaviors or self-grooming behavior. It is a group of related disorders in which an individual damages his or her appearance or causes physical injury that include pulling, picking,
Javed Ather Siddiqui, Shazia Farheen Qureshi   +1 more
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Bite the Stress Away? Nail Biting and Smoking Predict Maladaptive Stress Coping Strategies

Journal of Individual Differences, 2020
. Psychological correlates of adult nail biting have received little empirical attention so far, despite its high prevalence and negative associations with physical and mental health.
Magdalena Siegel, Eva-Maria Adlmann, G. Gittler, Jakob Pietschnig   +3 more
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Onychophagia (Nail Biting): an overview

Indian Journal of Mental Health, 2020
Onychophagia (NB) is a self-grooming behavior, and a chronic habit of nail biting also called body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). It is disorders in which the individual damages his or her appearance or causes physical injury. It may lead to significant physical and psychosocial problems, also having a negative impact on quality of life.
Shazia Farheen Quershi, Javed Ather Siddiqui   +1 more
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Lithium treatment of chronic nail biting.

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord, 2014
To the Editor: Nail biting or onychophagia has been variously described as a habit to release tension, self-mutilation behavior, or an impulse control disorder. In the DSM-5, nail biting is classified as an obsessive-compulsive and related disorder.1 Studies have found that between 28% and 33% of children between ages 7 and 10 years, 44% of adolescents,
Sharma V, Sommerdyk C.
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Effect of Finger Sucking, Nail Biting, and Salivary Level of Growth Hormone on Type of Malocclusion among Primary School Students: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Dental Hypotheses
Introduction: We aimed to assess the effect of finger-sucking, nail-biting, and salivary levels of growth hormone on the type of malocclusion among primary school students.
Hawraa Abdulla Spahi, Shayma Shaker Taha
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Onychophagia (Nail biting), anxiety, and malocclusion

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2012
Nail biting is a stress removing habit adopted by many children and adults. People usually do it when they are nervous, stressed, hungry, or bored. All of these situations are having a common phenomenon between them is anxiety.
Avesh Sachan, T P Chaturvedi
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