*Corresponding author: Kamala R, (Prof. and HOD), Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Ph no.- 09956936845, 07376253559, E mail id- kamalarawson@yahoo.com
Oral Myiasis is a rare pathology caused by infestation of living tissues by larvae of Diptera fly (two winged). This clinical condition is more prevalent in tropical climates, with a higher risk of infestation in individuals with poor hygienic conditions, suppurative oral lesions, senility, mouth breathing during sleep, alcoholism, paralysis. This article presents a case of oral myiasis in a 9 year old girl with severe neurological deficit.
Myiasis, Diptera, Maggots
