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Pediatric dentist alert: Child maltreatment
International Journal of Applied Dental Sciences · 2022 · Vol. 8(1) · pp. 11–14
Tayra Stephanie Hernandez Contreras✉(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Adriana Leticia García Moyeda(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Karla Isabel Juarez Ibarra(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Aurora Lucero Reyes(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Elvia Ortíz Ortíz(Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)María Argelia Akemi Nakagoshi Cepeda(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Monica Sofia Treviño Ramirez(Autonomous University of Tlaxcala)Juan Manuel Solís Soto(Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
Abstract
Introduction: Child maltreatment is an important public health problem; the timely detection of signs and symptoms of abuse in the orofacial region places the pediatric dentist in a strategic situation, with the capacity to recognize, register and report suspicious cases. Objective: To review the literature on oral lesions related to child abuse and the role of the pediatric dentist in the dental office. Methodology: A search was carried out in the MEDLINE/PubMed databases from 2016 to 2020, using the keywords:
Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesDental Health and Care UtilizationMedicineChild abusePoison controlMEDLINEOccupational safety and healthSuicide preventionFamily medicineInjury preventionHuman factors and ergonomicsMedical emergency
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