A rare case of gingival myiasis in a 2-year-old child
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, cilt.23, sa.5, ss.387-388, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ipd.12033
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-388
- Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background. Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate animal with larvae of Diptera fly which feed on the host dead or living tissue. Gingival myiasis is a very rare disease and associated with poor oral hygiene, senility, suppurative oral lesions, mental retardation and other conditions.