Anne C Williams1. 1. Poole Community Health Clinic, Poole, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This report discusses self-injurious behaviour; this is not unusual in people with autistic spectrum disorders but is not commonly experienced as autoextraction. CASE REPORT: This case concerns a 12 year old child who presented as a new patient with two teeth missing. He then went on to remove a further ten teeth over a relatively short space of time. CONCLUSION: The recognition of autoextraction by the dental team is important. its management involves a multidisciplinary team which includes professionals from education, health and social care who work together to prevent progressive self-injury.
BACKGROUND: This report discusses self-injurious behaviour; this is not unusual in people with autistic spectrum disorders but is not commonly experienced as autoextraction. CASE REPORT: This case concerns a 12 year old child who presented as a new patient with two teeth missing. He then went on to remove a further ten teeth over a relatively short space of time. CONCLUSION: The recognition of autoextraction by the dental team is important. its management involves a multidisciplinary team which includes professionals from education, health and social care who work together to prevent progressive self-injury.
Authors: Vanessa Abrahamson; Wenjing Zhang; Patricia M Wilson; William Farr; Venkat Reddy; Jeremy Parr; Anna Peckham; Ian Male Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2021-12-14 Impact factor: 2.692