Infant Oral Mutilation – a Child Protection Issue?

Background: Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a traditional practice involving "gouing out" of infant healthy tooth buds using crude methods in non-sterile conditions. It is usually performed by village healers in low income countries as an accepted remedy for common childhood illness, potentially leading to dento-alveolar and systemic complications including death.

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