Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a dangerous and sometimes fatal dental procedure performed by practitioners of traditional medicine in many areas of Africa. == Description == Typically, a parent may take a sick child to a traditional healer, who will look in the child's mouth and attribute the illness to "tooth worms".
Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a dangerous and sometimes fatal dental procedure performed by practitioners of traditional medicine in many areas of Africa. == Description == Typically, a parent may take a sick child to a traditional healer, who will look in the child's mouth and attribute the illness to "tooth worms".
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