WABC-TV interviews Keith-Thomas Ayoob, Ed.D., and Farah Alam, D.D.S., about pagophagia, or compulsive ice chewing, which is often a symptom of anemia and can cause tooth fractures. Dr. Ayoob is associate clinical professor of pediatrics and director of the nutrition clinic at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at Einstein. Dr. Alam is an assistant professor of dentistry and director of the Special Care Dentistry Unit at CERC.
July 18, 2011