2021年8月5日 · Onychophagia, or onychophagy, is considered a pathological oral habit and grooming disorder characterized by chronic, seemingly uncontrollable nail-biting that is destructive to...

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, of which 25–35 percent bite nails.

2020年8月26日 · Many people bite their nails at some point, especially as children. It’s a type of body-focused repetitive behavior that goes by the clinical name of onychophagia. There’s a spectrum of nail...

2024年9月3日 · Why Do I Bite My Nails? Nail biting, or onychophagia, is also known as pathological grooming. It can also be a behavior associated with certain obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCDs) like trichtotillomania (hair pulling) and dermatillomania (skin pricking). Nail biting can also be caused by stress and anxiety, boredom, and mental health disorders.

Onychophagia, commonly referred to as nail biting, is a chronic condition that is repetitive and compulsive in nature, and generally seen in children and young adults. Multiple factors play a role in the development of nail biting, ranging from genetic components to …

Onychophagia, or habitual nail biting, and onychotillomania, or repetitive nail picking and pulling, are chronic nail conditions categorized as body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) disorders. Both disorders can cause damage to the nail matrix, nail bed, nail plate, and periungual skin, creating physical and psychosocial consequences.

Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. While it seems that NB is a simple behavior that can be stopped easily, many of the children with NB have already tried to stop it, but they have not been successful.

Nail biting, or onychophagia, is considered a body-focused repetitive behavior. It is most common in adolescents and prevalence decreases with age. Onychophagia can be a nondestructive, temporary habit or it can persist and develop into a pathological, severe oral habit.

2024年11月24日 · Introduction: Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a common but undertreated disorder marked by unusual oral behaviour. It is frequently linked with obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress, and anxiety. All ages are affected by onychophagia, however it is most common in puberty and between the ages of 4 and 6.

2015年9月8日 · Onychophagia is the clinical name for fingernail biting. It is a common stress-related or nervous habit in children and adults. It involves biting off the nail plate, and sometimes the soft tissues of the nail bed and the cuticle as well.