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Prevalence and Dental Effects of Infant Oral Mutilation or Ebiino Among 3-5 Year-old Children From a Rural District in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Ebiino, a form of Infant Oral Mutilation (IOM), involves the gauging or enucleation of primary canine tooth buds in infants, and is believed to be a form of remedy to a range of childhood diseases. The effects ...