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Nail biting

Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.

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Risk factors
Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, infections etc.
Specialty
Pediatrics, psychiatry

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Nail biting

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples36
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Nail biting

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related to Signs and symptoms · 9
Nail biting → Biting, In, Moreover, Nail, Nails, Often, Saliva, These, When
has treatment · 8
Nail biting → Behavioral, Habit, HRT, In, More, Normally, Other, The
related to Epidemiology · 7
Nail biting → Although, Figures, Having, It, Prevalence, The, While
related to Related disorders · 5
Nail biting → As, In, It, Nail, Other
Risk factors · 1
Nail biting → Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, infections etc.
Specialty · 1
Nail biting → Pediatrics, psychiatry
is a · 1
Nail biting → common habit

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nail biting may also habit disorders nails children treatment related common fingernails oral compulsive infections consequences skin disorder used years

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Nail bitingRisk factorsDamaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, infections etc.1.00infobox
Nail bitingSpecialtyPediatrics, psychiatry1.00infobox
Nail bitingis acommon habit0.90text
paronychiainstance ofthey are susceptible to microbial and viral infections0.80text
pen chewinginstance ofand other habits0.80text
cheek biting.In childreninstance ofand other habits0.80text
nail biting most typically co-occurs with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderinstance ofand other habits0.80text
Nail bitinghas treatmentThe0.60section
Nail bitinghas treatmentNormally0.60section
Nail bitinghas treatmentBehavioral0.60section
Nail bitinghas treatmentHabit0.60section
Nail bitinghas treatmentHRT0.60section

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