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- 3rd most common bite (after dogs and cats)
- Most bites (up to 75%) occur during aggressive acts.
- 15–20% are related to sexual activity (love nips).
- 2 types of bites:
- Occlusional bites: Laceration or crush injury to affected body part:
- Occurs when human teeth bite into the skin
- More prone to infection than animal bites
- Clenched-fist injuries (CFIs): (CFIs; most serious type): Present as small wounds over metacarpophalangeal joints in dominant hand (fight bites):
- Sustained from a clenched fist striking the mouth and teeth of another person
- With joint relaxation from the clenched position:
- Puncture site sealed
- Oral bacteria inoculated in the anaerobic setting within the joint
- Bacterial inoculation carried by the tendons deeper into the potential ...
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