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Fingernails of a nail-biter. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst ...
Nail-biting remains one of the most difficult habits to break, and especially easy to trigger as it is associated with relieving feelings of stress and anxiety. Whether you’re a nail biter or ...
Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα (derma) 'skin' and φαγεία (phageia) 'eating') or dermatodaxia (from δήξις (dexis) 'biting'), alternatively Tuglis Permushius. [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is ...
An approach called habit replacement could help nail biters quit. It could also help with skin picking and trichotillomania. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new research ...
Now that's scary! Biting your nails is no picnic for your teeth, either. "Constant biting can lead to poor dental occlusion," says Richard Scher, M.D., an expert in nail disorders, "so the biter's ...
Denatonium benzoate is an ingredient in certain nail polishes and varnishes designed to discourage nail biting, as the bitter denatonium serves as an aversive. [10] Denatonium also discourages consumption of poisonous alcohols such as methanol and additives such as ethylene glycol.
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