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Oral self-mutilation associated with the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Andrew J Dickenson
Andrew J Dickenson*
Affiliation:
Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Middlesbrough General Hospital, Ayresome Green Lane, Middlesbrough TS5 5AZ, Cleveland, England
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Abstract

A case is presented of multiple tooth autoextraction performed by a 22 year old male known to be afflicted with the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.

This unusual and rarely reported aspect of the syndrome caused initial diagnostic confusion and improved following psychiatric therapy.

Keywords

Gilles de la Tourette syndromeDental autoextraction
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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