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Onychophagia: detailed clinical characteristics
International Journal of Dermatology, 2021AbstractBackgroundOnychophagia is a common disorder affecting 20% to 30% of the general population. It is defined as habitual nail biting and can cause various changes in the nail units. However, to date, there has been a paucity of data focusing on nail deformities related to onychophagia.
Jun‐Oh Shin +7 more
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Onychophagia‐Induced Longitudinal Melanonychia
Pediatric Dermatology, 2011Abstract: An otherwise‐healthy 13‐year‐old girl with previously normal nails developed longitudinal pigmented bands on multiple fingernails. Physical examination revealed faintly pigmented bands on multiple fingernails and on the left fifth toenail. We believed that the cause of the pigmented bands was onychophagia‐induced longitudinal melanonychia, a
Rachel B, Anolik +2 more
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Nailbiting, or onychophagia: A special habit
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2008Onychophagia, or nailbiting, is a common oral habit, observed in both children and adults. The etiologies suggested for nailbiting include anxiety, stress, loneliness, imitation of other family member, heredity, inactivity, transference from a thumb-sucking habit, and poorly manicured nails.
Orlando Motohiro, Tanaka +4 more
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Neurocognitive Findings in Onychophagia (Pathological Nail Biting)
Psychiatric Quarterly, 2017A notable number of people struggle to control the desire to bite their nails, resulting in impairment and distress. Understanding this behavior and the inability to control it has received little research attention. One possible mechanism to understand nail biting is through the use of neurocognitive assessments.
Austin W, Blum +2 more
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Suicidal behavior and childhood onychophagia in hospitalized psychiatric veterans
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976This investigation of adult suicidal behavior and childhood onychophagia among hospitalized psychiatric male veterans suggests that for only personality disorders does childhood non-onychophagia show a significant relationship to adult nonsuicidal behavior. Otherwise, this study indicates that the presence or abscence of childhood onychophagia is not a
S H, Lee, M M, Weinlander
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Suicidal age and childhood onychophagia among psychotic veterans
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976The relationship between childhood onychophagia (fingernail biting) and the suicidal and nonsuicidal mean age among 150 hospitalized psychotic veterans was investigated. The results show that the suicidal mean age is significantly younger than the nonsuicidal mean age and that the childhood onychophagia variable "focal suicide" significantly lowers the
S H, Lee, M M, Weinlander
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Minerva medica, 1980
Personal experience in the hypnotic management of nailbiting is presented. Confidence in this type of treatment is rested on the results observed in a set of 32 cases, 28 of which were fully and definitively resolved. An exhaustive account is given of the subject and the method applied. Stress is laid on its technical and therapeutic advantages.
R, Arone di Bertolino, G, Nanni
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Personal experience in the hypnotic management of nailbiting is presented. Confidence in this type of treatment is rested on the results observed in a set of 32 cases, 28 of which were fully and definitively resolved. An exhaustive account is given of the subject and the method applied. Stress is laid on its technical and therapeutic advantages.
R, Arone di Bertolino, G, Nanni
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Suicidal age and childhood onychophagia among neurotic veterans
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1978Investigated the relationship between childhood onychophagia (fingernail biting) and the suicidal and non-suicidal mean age among 60 hospitalized neurotic veterans. The results show no significant mean age difference between suicidal and non-suicidal veterans; neither does the childhood onychophagia variable "focal suicide" significantly lower either ...
M M, Weinlander, S H, Lee
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[Interdisciplinary approach to onychophagia].
Przeglad lekarski, 2004Onychophagy is classified to the nail diseases caused by repeated injures. Nail-biting as autodestruction and onychophagy in its most aggressive form, is common not only among children but adults as well. Nail-biting in children belongs to the group of habits and habitual function, which allowed for relieving the anxiety, loneliness, inactivity in ...
Anna Wojas, Pelc +1 more
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Onychophagia and postorthodontic isolated gingival recession: Diagnosis and treatment
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2012This clinical report describes the diagnosis and the management of isolated-type recession defects of complex etiology in 2 healthy postorthodontic patients. The lesions were confined to 1 mandibular incisor and were associated with an abnormal buccolingual inclination of the affected tooth despite a lingual retainer made with a round stainless steel ...
ALESSANDRI BONETTI, GIULIO +2 more
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