{"id":147437,"date":"2025-08-06T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=147437"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:48:57","slug":"onicofagia","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/nailknowledge.org\/pt\/glossary\/onychophagia","title":{"rendered":"Onicofagia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Onicofagia<\/strong> <em>(pronuncia-se on-i-ko-FAY-jee-ah)<\/em><br><strong>Defini\u00e7\u00e3o:<\/strong><br>H\u00e1bito cr\u00f4nico de roer as unhas das m\u00e3os ou dos p\u00e9s, muitas vezes envolvendo a mastiga\u00e7\u00e3o da pele ao redor. \u00c9 classificado como um comportamento repetitivo com foco no corpo (BFRB) e, em alguns casos, uma forma de onicotilomania (arrancamento ou manipula\u00e7\u00e3o compulsiva das unhas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causas e gatilhos:<\/strong><br>A onicofagia pode estar ligada a fatores psicol\u00f3gicos, como estresse, ansiedade, t\u00e9dio ou perfeccionismo. Ela tamb\u00e9m pode estar associada a condi\u00e7\u00f5es de sa\u00fade mental, incluindo transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo (TOC), transtorno de d\u00e9ficit de aten\u00e7\u00e3o e hiperatividade (TDAH) e certos transtornos de ansiedade. O comportamento aprendido de membros da fam\u00edlia tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 comum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Riscos e consequ\u00eancias:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deformidade da placa ungueal e crescimento atrofiado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danos \u00e0s cut\u00edculas e dobras das unhas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aumento do risco de infec\u00e7\u00f5es bacterianas, virais e f\u00fangicas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Problemas dent\u00e1rios, como dentes lascados e desgaste do esmalte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transmiss\u00e3o de germes dos dedos para a boca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gerenciamento e tratamento:<\/strong><br>A quebra do h\u00e1bito normalmente envolve abordagens comportamentais, como o Treinamento de Revers\u00e3o de H\u00e1bito (TRH), t\u00e9cnicas de redu\u00e7\u00e3o de estresse, uso de produtos de dissuas\u00e3o (por exemplo, revestimentos de unhas com sabor amargo) e cuidados profissionais com as unhas. Em casos graves, pode ser indicada a terapia psicol\u00f3gica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Etimologia:<\/strong><br>Do grego <em>onic\u00f3<\/em> (\u201cunha\u201d) e <em>fagia<\/em> (\u201ccomer\u201d ou \u201cconsumir\u201d).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onychophagia (pronounced on\u2011i\u2011ko\u2011FAY\u2011jee\u2011ah)Definition:A chronic habit of biting one\u2019s fingernails or toenails, often involving chewing of the surrounding skin. It is classified as a body\u2011focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB) and, in some cases, a form of onychotillomania (compulsive nail picking or manipulation). 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