Effect of Chronic Nail Biting and Non-nail Biting Habit on the Oral Carriage of Enterobacteriaceae
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Background: Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. It is the habit of biting one’s nails, is commonly observed in both children and young adults Materials & Methods: The study was a comparative cross‐ sectional microbiological study, conducted on the saliva samples of 40 chronic nail biting subjects in that 20 were males and 20 were females and 40 subjects without chronic nail-biting having male and 20 female subjects with age ranging from 10-16 years. Government and private schools in and around the city were selected. Results: The prevalence of enterobacteriaceae was higher in males than females and it was statistically significant E.coli was the most common enterobacteriaceae species found in chronic nail biting subjects Conclusion: Chronic nail biting habit was more in males than females. There was higher prevalence of enterobacteriaceae in chronic nail biting subjects than non-nail biters.
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