Orofacial signs of child or adolescent maltreatment identified by dentists and dental hygienists: A scoping review

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Název: Orofacial signs of child or adolescent maltreatment identified by dentists and dental hygienists: A scoping review
Autoři: Katrine Håkstad, Liv Fegran, Ewa Hovden, Unni Mette Stamnes Köpp
Zdroj: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
Informace o vydavateli: Wiley, 2023.
Rok vydání: 2023
Témata: Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Contusions, Dentists, Humans, Infant, Tooth Injuries, Child Abuse, Dental Hygienists, Dental Caries, VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Idrettsmedisinske fag: 850, Child, 3. Good health
Popis: BackgroundChild maltreatment, the abuse or neglect of children aged 0–18 years, is a severe and underreported global problem. Compared with other body parts, the orofacial region displays more signs of child maltreatment. Dentists and dental hygienists are therefore well situated to identify orofacial signs of child maltreatment.AimTo map the current literature on orofacial signs of child maltreatment identified by dentists or dental hygienists.DesignA scoping review was conducted based on systematic searches of Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and CINAHL (EBSCOhost) for primary qualitative and quantitative studies through June 6, 2022.ResultsTwenty‐nine studies were included in this scoping review. Though all child maltreatment types were identified in dental settings, physical abuse and dental neglect were most commonly identified. Reports of caries dominated the orofacial signs, followed by bruises (intra‐ and extraoral), poor oral hygiene, dental trauma, and lacerations (intra‐ and extraoral). Case reports were used most commonly to describe orofacial signs of child maltreatment.ConclusionDental clinicians identify orofacial signs of all child maltreatment types intraorally. Dentists identify the same extraoral signs as do other healthcare professionals, with bruising being the most common.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Popis souboru: application/pdf
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1365-263X
0960-7439
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13139
Přístupová URL adresa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38050876
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3110648
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....8989569dd546c0bb2341f3a32599565e
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:BackgroundChild maltreatment, the abuse or neglect of children aged 0–18 years, is a severe and underreported global problem. Compared with other body parts, the orofacial region displays more signs of child maltreatment. Dentists and dental hygienists are therefore well situated to identify orofacial signs of child maltreatment.AimTo map the current literature on orofacial signs of child maltreatment identified by dentists or dental hygienists.DesignA scoping review was conducted based on systematic searches of Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and CINAHL (EBSCOhost) for primary qualitative and quantitative studies through June 6, 2022.ResultsTwenty‐nine studies were included in this scoping review. Though all child maltreatment types were identified in dental settings, physical abuse and dental neglect were most commonly identified. Reports of caries dominated the orofacial signs, followed by bruises (intra‐ and extraoral), poor oral hygiene, dental trauma, and lacerations (intra‐ and extraoral). Case reports were used most commonly to describe orofacial signs of child maltreatment.ConclusionDental clinicians identify orofacial signs of all child maltreatment types intraorally. Dentists identify the same extraoral signs as do other healthcare professionals, with bruising being the most common.
ISSN:1365263X
09607439
DOI:10.1111/ipd.13139