The dental health of children subject to a child protection plan

Keene, Emily; Skelton, Ruth; Day, Peter; Munyombwe, Theresa; Balmer, Richard

doi:10.1111/ipd.12149

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“…[7][8][9][10] Child maltreatment is associated with poor selfperceived oral health, and maltreated children have a higher incidence of untreated tooth decay, poorer oral hygiene, worse oral health and more missed health care appointments than the general population. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Further, failure to meet the basic dental needs of a child can result in ache, inhibit normal development and reduce the child's quality of life, and is considered as dental neglect. [1,18] To prevent child maltreatment and limit its consequences, it is crucial to identify maltreated children as early as possible.…”

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confidence: 99%

Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey

Brattabø

Iversen

Åstrøm

et al. 2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey

Brattabø

Iversen

Åstrøm

et al. 2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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“…Among child victims of abuse in UK, a statistically significant difference with respect to dental caries in the primary dentition occurred compared with the control children, but for the permanent dentition there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups [15].…”

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“…Some authors have suggested that the lack of motivation and interest of parents in maintaining oral health of children victims of abuse and low self-esteem of them, can take them to have high prevalence of caries and also less untreated teeth [13,15,25,28,30], in addition to high levels of gingivitis [18] when compared to children with no history of violence.…”

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

Júnior

Goettems

Azevedo

2017

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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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“…Considering oral health problems, exposure to childhood violence may also result in worse oral health conditions years later. Scientific evidence has shown that physically abused children are more likely to experience increased incidence of dental caries, more missing teeth, more filled teeth, and higher occurrence of anterior open bite . In addition, they frequently present oral and maxillofacial traumas associated with physical aggression and may have significant impacts on oral health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), following a multidimensional perspective (organic, functional, and aesthetic), being usually associated with high morbidity rates …”

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Social determinants of health and maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents victims of violence: A novel GIS‐based modelling application

Bernardino

Nóbrega

Silva

et al. 2019

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Background Physical violence against children and adolescents comprises a serious public health problem and often results in oral and maxillofacial traumas. Social determinants may favour the occurrence of these events, but few studies have critically evaluated the interaction between social and geographical risk factors. Aims To investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of oral and maxillofacial traumas resulting from violence against children and adolescents through geostatistical techniques. Methods This study was an ecological analysis of cases of trauma caused by violence against Brazilian children and adolescents using aggregated data from victims attended at a Center of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Dentistry between January 2012 and December 2015. Data were analysed through modelling based on geographic information system (GIS). Results Two distinct patterns of longitudinal trajectory of oral and maxillofacial trauma related to violence against children and adolescents were identified (TP1 and TP2, P < 0.05). The spatial regression analysis revealed a statistically significant association between higher incidence of cases and areas with worse socioeconomic conditions (β = 0.047, SE = 0.020, P < 0.05). Conclusion Neighbourhoods with considerable socio‐spatial vulnerability for violence against children and adolescents and maxillofacial traumas were identified.

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The dental health of children subject to a child protection plan

Abstract: Children subject to child protection plans had significantly higher levels of dental caries in the primary dentition.

Cited by 30 publications

References 4 publications

Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey

Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey

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

Social determinants of health and maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents victims of violence: A novel GIS‐based modelling application

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