Influence of nail biting and finger sucking habits on the oral carriage of Enterobacteriaceae
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2015 Background: Oral habits like thumb sucking and nail biting are pernicious habits that act as an adaptive function in obtaining pleasure and subduing anxiety. These habits may also act as carriers of numerous microorganisms into the oral cavity, of which,
Firoz G Kamal, Reginald Ajay Bernard
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Prevalence of body-focused repetitive behaviors among the general population of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundBody-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)—including hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail-biting—are increasingly recognized as behaviors associated with dermatologic, psychological, and social consequences.
Safiah A. Alamer +8 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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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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Habit Reversal Versus Object Manipulation Training for Treating Nail Biting: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013 Objective:This is a parallel, three group, randomized, controlled clinical trial, with outcomes evaluated up to three months after randomization for children and adolescents with chronic nail biting.
Amir Bazrafshan +3 more
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Art of Prevention: The importance of tackling the nail biting habit. [PDF]
Int J Womens Dermatol, 2021 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 +4 more
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Narrative Review of Internet-Based Self-Help Tools for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Recommendations for Clinical Practice [PDF]
Dermatology and TherapyIntroduction Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as skin-picking, hair-pulling, and nail-biting, impair quality of life (QOL). While habit reversal training (HRT) is effective, access is often limited.
Emi M. Murase +2 more
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Onychophagia as a clinical symptom: A pilot study of physicians and literature review
Science Progress, 2021 Although onychophagia is a medical condition and is associated with poorer health, there are no guidelines for assessment or treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical aspects of nail biting from doctors’ points of view, to ...
Sigita Lesinskiene +3 more
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The Effect of Variation of Aluminum Thickness Series 7075 in Heat Treatment Solution on Tensile Strength and Microstructure [PDF]
, 2022 This research was conducted to examine the comparison of tensile strength and microstructure between two different aluminum heat treatments. This study aims to compare the microstructure and tensile strength of aluminum 7075 specimens after undergoing ...
Aisyah, Iis Siti +4 more
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