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Review
. 2000 Aug;173(2):135-7.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.2.135.

Dental injuries due to African traditional therapies for diarrhea

E A Graham  1 , P K Domoto, H Lynch, M A Egbert
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Review

Dental injuries due to African traditional therapies for diarrhea

E A Graham et al. West J Med. 2000 Aug.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
On a routine physical examination, this 6-year-old Somali boy, a recent immigrant to the United States, was noted to be missing both primary lowercuspids.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A 7-year-old Somali boy (brother of boy infigure 1) was also noted on a routine physical examination to have enamel defects located centrally on the buccal surface of both lower cuspids. The right cuspid was broken off above the defect.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A 16-year-old Somali boy, who had been in the United States for several years, was noted by his primary care dentist to be missing both permanent lower incisors.
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Comment in

  • Is teething associated with diarrhea?
    DenBesten P. DenBesten P. West J Med. 2000 Aug;173(2):137. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.2.137. West J Med. 2000. PMID: 10924444 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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