Child, neglect and oral health

Lourenço, Caroline Barbosa; Saintrain, Maria Vieira de Lima; Vieira, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-13-188

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“…Children from such families have been found to suffer a high risk of dental caries. [21] One reason for the lower proportion of children with dentin caries in our group of children compared to county-wide statistics could be that the proportion of parents who were interested and engaged in their children's dental care was higher among those who decided to participate than among those who did not participate, a relationship observed in a previous study. [20] These circumstances should be kept in mind when assessing the results from the present study.…”

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confidence: 59%

Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Hultquist

Bågesund

2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) risk factors are suspected to vary between regions with different caries prevalence. Aim: Identify ECC risk factors for 1-year-olds predicting dentin caries at 3 years of age in a region with low caries prevalence. Design: Caries risk was assessed by dental hygienist or dental assistant in 779 one-year-olds. The oral mutans streptococci (MS) score was performed from a tooth surface or (in pre-dentate children) from oral mucosa. A parental questionnaire with questions regarding family factors (siblings with or without caries), general health, food habits (night meals, breastfeeding, other beverage than water), oral hygiene habits and emerged teeth were answered by parents of the 1-year-olds. Dentin caries was assessed when the children were 3-year-olds. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were used for identification of caries-associated factors. Results: An increased caries risk was assessed in 4.4% of the 1-year-olds. Dentin caries was found in 2.6% of the 3-year-olds. Caries risk at 1 year was associated with caries at 3 years (OR ¼ 6.5, p ¼ .002). Multiple regression analysis found the variables Beverages other than water (OR ¼ 7.1, p < 0.001), Caries in sibling (OR ¼ 4.8, p ¼ .002), High level of MS (score 2-3) (OR ¼ 3.4, p ¼ .03) and Night meal (OR ¼ 3.0, p ¼ .03) to be associated with caries. The single variables Beverage other than water between meals and Caries in sibling were more reliable than Caries risk assessed performed by dental personnel. Conclusions: Behavioural, family and microbial factors are important when assessing caries risk among 1-year-olds in a region with low caries experience.

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Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Hultquist

Bågesund

2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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“…4 Neglect is a "type of maltreatment that refers to the failure by the caregiver to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so or offered financial or other means to do so." 5 Possible reason why children are the most vulnerable victims of neglect could be excessive dependence on their parents. 6 Child neglect is hard to distinguish as it is a more subtle and nuanced form of abuse which leads to the deep "emotional scarring" of children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…25,27 Dental neglect, a form of physical neglect, is still a severe problem that hinders child development despite the great advancements in oral health. 5 Dentists should make sure that the parents understand the explanation of the disease and its implications. 28,29 Child's oral health if neglected due to lack of parental care may lead to dental caries.…”

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Child Abuse and Neglect: Do We know enough? A Cross-sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Dentists regarding Child Abuse and Neglect in Pune, India

Malpani¹,

Arora²,

Diwaker

et al. 2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Introduction: Child abuse and neglect (CAN) is a significant global problem with a serious impact on the victims throughout their lives. Dentists have the unique opportunity to address this problem. However, reporting such cases has become a sensitive issue due to the uncertainty of the diagnosis. The authors are testing the knowledge of the dentists toward CAN and also trying to question the efforts of the educational institutions to improve this knowledge for the better future of the younger generation. Materials and methods:Questionnaire data were distributed to 1,106 members regarding their knowledge, professional responsibilities, and behavior concerning child abuse.Results: There were 762 responses to the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 68.9%. Although dentists consider themselves able to identify suspicious cases, only a small percentage of the participants correctly identified all signs of abuse and 76.8% knew the indicators of child abuse. Most of them were willing to get involved in detecting a case and about 90% believed that it is their ethical duty to report child abuse. Only 7.2% suspected an abuse case in the past. The numbers indicate a lack of awareness about CAN in these participants. No differences were observed between sexes, year of graduation, types of license, frequency at which children were treated, and formal training already received. Child Conclusion:A large proportion of child physical abuse cases go undocumented and unreported. The data showed that not all dental care providers and students were prepared to fulfill their legal and professional responsibilities in these situations.Clinical significance: There should be modifications in the dental school curriculum focusing on educational experiences regarding child abuse to strengthen their capability to care and protect children.

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“…Lourenço et al [19] conducted a study in a city in the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil, where there is a functioning system of public oral health. Thus, according to the authors, it was possible to correlate more accurately the dental neglect.…”

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“…In general, based on the studies included in this review, it appears that children with abuse history may have poor oral hygiene [23], lower search for dental services [19] and consequently high rates of untreated decayed teeth compared to children who lived in contexts without violence [13,25,28,30]. The reason for this might be the emotional and self-esteem shock of the victims, causing them to neglect the general and oral health care [28].…”

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Oral health status of children and adolescents victims of abuse: a literature review

Júnior

Goettems

Azevedo

2017

RSBO

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Introduction: Violence against minors can manifest in many forms and is considered a public health problem due to the physical and emotional consequences it produces. The dentist has a fundamental role in detecting victims of violence, as the face is often the most affected region. Objective: To review the national and international literature concerning injuries and most common oral conditions of children and adolescents victims of abuse. Literature review:The descriptors used were "child abuse", "child violence", "physical violence", "psychological violence", "dental caries", and "oral health" for international databases and the corresponding terms in Portuguese for Brazilian databases, with no restriction of year of publication and language. Through the articles included in this review, it appears that children with maltreatment history presents not only high prevalence of head injuries and dental traumas, but may also have poor oral hygiene and low search for dental services and consequently higher rates of untreated caries compared with children who lived in contexts without violence. Conclusion: Although the literature suggested that children and adolescents who have suffered abuse may have worse oral health status than those who were not victims of violence, more studies are needed to understand whether there are actually significant differences in the prevalence trauma, soft tissue injuries, tooth decay, and periodontal disease among types of child abuse.

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Child, neglect and oral health

Cited by 48 publications

References 22 publications

Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Child Abuse and Neglect: Do We know enough? A Cross-sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Dentists regarding Child Abuse and Neglect in Pune, India

Oral health status of children and adolescents victims of abuse: a literature review

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