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2. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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   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 common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst children. 25–35 percent of children bite ...

3. Onychotillomania - Wikipedia

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   Onychotillomania. Onychotillomania. Specialty. Psychiatry. Onychotillomania is a compulsive behavior in which a person picks constantly at the nails or tries to tear them off. [1] It is not the same as onychophagia, where the nails are bitten or chewed, or dermatillomania, where skin is bitten or scratched. Onychotillomania can be categorized ...

4. Body-focused repetitive behavior - Wikipedia

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   Treatment Psychotherapy. Treatment can include behavior modification therapy, medication, and family therapy. The evidence base criteria for BFRBs is strict and methodical. Individual behavioral therapy has been shown as a "probably effective" evidence-based therapy to help with thumb sucking, and possibly nail biting.

5. The 9 Best No-bite Nail Polishes to Stop Nail Biting

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   Orly No Bite Nail Bite Deterrent $11 Buy Now . Magique NoBite Kit. A two-piece nail-biting treatment, the Magique NoBite Kit aims to reduce the tendency and urge to bite your nails with its ...

6. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new ... - AOL

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   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 ...

7. Serious health risks from biting your nails will horrify you

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   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 teeth shift out ...

8. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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   Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs. [2] [3] When it occurs together with joint effusions , joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known as hypertrophic osteoarthropathy .

9. How bad is it to bite your nails? - AOL

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   Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 to 30 percent of the population. Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 ...