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PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY V 39 / NO 4 JUL / AUG 17

CLINICAL REPORT

Oral and Dental Aspects of Child and Susan A. Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP1 • James L. Lukefahr, MD, FAAP2 • Anupama Rao Tate, DMD, MPH3 • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Council on Clinical Affairs, Council on Scientific Affairs, Ad Hoc Work Group on and Neglect4 • American Academy of , Section on Oral Health and Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect5

Abstract: In all 50 states, health care providers (including dentists) are mandated to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect to social service or law enforcement agencies. The purpose of this report is to review the oral and dental aspects of physical and and dental neglect in children and the role of pediatric care providers and dental providers in evaluating such conditions. This report addresses the evaluation of bite marks as well as perioral and intraoral injuries, , and diseases that may raise suspicion for child abuse or neglect. Oral health issues can also be associated with and are commonly seen in victims. Some medical providers may receive less education pertaining to oral health and dental injury and disease and may not detect the mouth and gum findings that are related to abuse or neglect as readily as they detect those involving other areas of the body. Therefore, pediatric care providers and dental providers are encouraged to collaborate to increase the prevention, detection, and treatment of these conditions in children. (Pediatr Dent 2017;39(4):278-83)

KEYWORDS: BITE MARKS, SEXUAL ABUSE, , DENTAL NEGLECT, BULLYING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Children may be exposed to multiple kinds of maltreatment neglect, including children in state custody or , that manifest in the mouth, so health care professionals (includ- should be examined carefully by the appropriate provider at ing dental providers) need to be aware of how to evaluate and some point during the course of the evaluation for signs of address these concerns. Maltreatment includes physical and oral trauma, caries, gingivitis, and other oral health problems, sexual abuse and can include evidence of bite marks and dental which are more prevalent in maltreated children than in the neglect. Bullying and the human trafficking of children also general pediatric population.7 occur and can have serious long-term effects. These issues Some authorities believe that the oral cavity may be a may be the presenting problem, noticed during a physical central focus for physical abuse because of its significance in examination, or children or adolescents may disclose inform- communication and nutrition.8 Oral injuries may be inflicted ation about experiencing abuse or neglect. It is important for with instruments such as eating utensils or a bottle during all health care providers (including dental providers) to be alert forced feedings, hands, fingers, scalding liquids, or caustic sub- to and knowledgeable about signs and symptoms of child stances. This form of abuse may result in contusions; burns abuse and neglect and to know how to respond. Because dif- or lacerations of the tongue, lips, buccal mucosa, palate (soft ferent communities have different resources, not all providers and hard), gingiva, alveolar mucosa, or frenum; fractured, of a certain job specification may be available everywhere, and displaced, or avulsed teeth; or bone and jaw fractures. thus, job roles may sometimes overlap. Naidoo9 cited the lips as the most common site for inflicted oral injuries (54%) followed by the oral mucosa, teeth, gingiva, Physical Abuse and tongue. Lacerations to the oral frena in premobile infants Craniofacial, head, face, and neck injuries occur in more than are often the result of physical abuse and are frequently asso- half of child abuse cases.1-6 All suspected victims of abuse or ciated with other findings of serious physical abuse.10 Trauma to the teeth may result in pulpal necrosis, leaving the teeth gray and discolored.11,12 Gags applied to the mouth may result in 1 Dr. Fisher-Owens is in the Departments of Pediatrics and Preventive and Restorative bruises, lichenification, or scarring at the corners of the mouth.13 Dental Sciences, at the University of California, San Francisco, Calif.; 2Dr. Lukefahr is in Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Some serious injuries of the oral cavity, including posterior Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; 3Dr. Tate is in the Department of Pediatrics, The George pharyngeal injuries and retropharyngeal abscesses, may be in- Washington University School of Medicine, and Division of Oral Health, at the Chil- flicted by caregivers who fabricate illness in a child14 to simulate dren’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; 4American Academy of Pediatric 5 hemoptysis or other symptoms requiring medical care. All Dentistry, Chicago, IL., and American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL., USA. findings in cases in which there is reasonable suspicion of abuse Correspond with Dr. Fisher-Owens at [email protected] or neglect, regardless of mechanism, should be reported for further investigation. Unintentional or accidental injuries to To cite: Fisher-Owens SA, Lukefahr JL, Tate AR, American Academy of Pediatric Den- tistry, Council on Clinical Affairs, Council on Scientific Affairs, Ad Hoc Work Group on the mouth are common and can be distinguished from abuse Child Abuse and Neglect, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Oral Health by judging whether the history (including the timing and Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect. Pediatr Dent 2017;39(4):278-83. ABBREVIATIONS Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. This report is being published concurrently in AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics. ABFO: American Board of Pediatrics 2017;140(2):e20171487. The articles are identical. Either citation can be used Forensic Odontology. when citing this article.

278 CLINICAL REPORT PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY V 39 / NO 4 JUL / AUG 17 mechanism of the injury) is consistent with the characteris- Children who present acutely with a recent history of sex- tics of the injury and the child’s developmental capabilities. ual abuse may require specialized forensic testing for Multiple injuries, injuries in different stages of healing, or a and other foreign materials resulting from assault. Specialized discrepant history should arouse suspicion for abuse. Con- hospitals and clinics equipped with protocols sultation with or referral to a knowledgeable dentist or child and experienced personnel are best suited for collecting such abuse pediatrician may be helpful. The clinical report from the specimens and maintaining a chain of evidence necessary for American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) entitled “The Evalua- investigations. If a victim provides a history for oral-penile tion of Suspected Child Physical Abuse” provides additional contact, the buccal mucosa and tongue can be swabbed with guidance.15 a sterile, cotton-tipped applicator; the swab can be air dried and packaged appropriately for laboratory analysis. Sexual Abuse Although the oral cavity is a frequent site of sexual abuse in Bite Marks children,16 visible oral injuries or infections are rare. When oral- Acute or healed bite marks may indicate abuse. Dentists trained genital contact is suspected, referral to specialized clinical set- as forensic odontologists can assist health care providers in the tings equipped to conduct comprehensive examinations is detection and evaluation of bite marks related to physical and recommended. The AAP clinical report entitled “The Evalua- sexual abuse.35 Bite marks should be suspected when ecchy- tion of Children in the Primary Care Setting When Sexual moses, abrasions, or lacerations are found in an elliptical, horse- Abuse Is Suspected”17 provides information regarding these shoeshaped, or ovoid pattern.36 Bite marks may have a central examinations as does the “Updated Guidelines for the Medical area of ecchymoses (contusions) caused by the following 2 Assessment and Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually possible phenomena: (1) positive pressure from the closing of Abused.”18 the teeth with disruption of small vessels or (2) negative pressure When oral-genital contact is confirmed by history or exam- caused by suction and tongue thrusting. Bites produced by ination findings, universal testing for sexually transmitted in- dogs and other carnivorous animals tend to tear flesh, whereas fections within the oral cavity is controversial; the clinician may human bites compress flesh and can cause abrasions, contusions, consider risk factors (eg, chronic abuse or a perpetrator with a and lacerations but rarely avulsions of tissue. An intercanine known sexually transmitted ) and the child’s clinical distance (ie, the linear distance between the central point of the presentation when deciding whether to conduct such testing. cuspid tips) measuring more than 3.0 cm is suspicious for an Accuracy to diagnose sexually transmitted infections of the adult human bite.37 oral cavity is increased if evidence is collected within 24 hours Bite marks found on human skin are challenging to inter- of exposure in prepubertal children19 and within 72 hours in pret because of the distortion presented and the time elapsed adolescents. Evidence collection should be repeated as clinically between the injury and the analysis.36 Recent investigations indicated. Oral and perioral gonorrhea in prepubertal children have led to questions about the scientific validity of forensic (which is diagnosed with appropriate culture techniques and patterned evidence (bite mark analysis in particular) and its confirmatory testing) is pathognomonic of sexual abuse but role in legal proceedings.38 The pattern, size, contour, and color is rare.20,21 Rates are higher in sexually abused adolescents (12% of a bite mark ideally can be evaluated by a forensic odon- with gonorrhea; 14% with Chlamydia).22 Pharyngeal gonorrhea tologist; a forensic pathologist can be consulted if a forensic frequently is asymptomatic.23 Although culture has been con- odontologist is not available. If neither specialist is available, a sidered the gold standard, nucleic acid amplification tests are medical provider or dental provider experienced in identifying more commonly used now‍24 because they are more sensitive, the patterns of child abuse injuries may examine and document less invasive, and less expensive.25 Although they have not been the bite mark characteristics photographically with an identi- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the fication tag and scale marker (eg, ruler) in the photograph. The prepubertal age group or for rectal or oropharyngeal swab spe- photograph should be taken such that the angle of the camera cimens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does lens is directly over the bite and in the same plane of the bite cite nucleic acid amplification tests on vaginal swab specimens to avoid distortion.39 A special photographic scale was devel- or urine as an alternative to cultures in girls. However, culture oped by the American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) remains the preferred method for testing urethral swab speci- for this purpose as well as for documenting other patterned mens or urine for boys and for extragenital swab specimens injuries (ABFO No. 2 Reference Scale). ABFO-certified odon- (pharynx and ) for all children.26,27 Although human tologists and the ABFO bite mark analysis flow sheet can be papillomavirus infection may result in oral or perioral warts, the found on the ABFO Web site (www.abfo.org). In addition to mode of transmission remains uncertain. Human papillomavirus photographic evidence, every bite mark that shows indenta- infections may be transmitted sexually through oral-genital tions ideally will have a polyvinyl siloxane impression made contact, vertically from mother to infant during birth, or hori- immediately after swabbing the bite mark for secretions zontally through nonsexual contact from a child or caregiver’s containing DNA. This impression will help provide a three- hand to the genitals or mouth.28,29 dimensional model of the bite mark. Written observations and Unexplained injury or petechiae of the palate, particularly photographs should be repeated at intervals to best document at the junction of the hard and soft palate, may result from the evolution of the bite.39 Because each person has a charac- forced .‍30 As with all suspected child abuse or neglect, teristic bite pattern, a forensic odontologist may be able to when sexual abuse is suspected or diagnosed in a child, the case match dental models (casts) of a suspected abuser’s teeth with must be reported to child protective services and/or law en- impressions or photographs of the bite. (This is the responsi- forcement agencies for investigation.31-34 A multidisciplinary bility of the police and not the health care provider.) child abuse evaluation for the child and family is preferred DNA is present in oral epithelial cells and may be depo- when available. sited in bites. Even if saliva and cells have dried, they can be collected by using the double-swab technique. First, a sterile

CLINICAL REPORT 279 PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY V 39 / NO 4 JUL / AUG 17 cotton swab moistened with distilled water is used to wipe the duction, although geographical dislocation is not required in area in question, then dried and placed in a specimen tube. A the definition of trafficking.52 second control sample is collected by swabbing the victim’s buc- Although children who are victims of human trafficking cal mucosa to distinguish his or her DNA from that of the per- are often disenfranchised from most of society, more than one- petrator.39 All evidence should be collected, documented, and quarter of them still will see a health care professional while in labeled according to standards with a clear chain of custody captivity.53 Victims of trafficking have complex psychosocial and submitted for forensic analysis.39 Questions regarding the and physical challenges that how they perceive and evidentiary procedure should be directed to a law enforcement respond to a given situation. Rescued victims often have com- agency. plex health needs, including infectious diseases, problems, , and mental health problems. Bullying Dental problems also rank high in this list: for trafficked Thirty percent of children in the sixth to 10th grades report women and adolescents in Europe, 58% reported tooth .54 having been bullied and/or having bullied others.40 Children In the United States, more than half (54.3%) of women and with orofacial or dental abnormalities (including malocclusion) adolescents reported dental problems, most commonly tooth are frequently subjected to bullying41,42 and, as a result, may loss (42.9%).55 Child trafficking victims have twice the risk suffer serious psychological consequences, including depres- for dental problems because they “often suffer from inade- sion and suicidal ideation.43-45 Children who reported physical quate nutrition leading to retarded growth and poorly formed abuse, intimate partner , forced sex, and bullying were teeth, as well as dental caries, infections and tooth loss.”56 For found to also report poor oral health.46 Also of great concern older children, dental problems may trace back to their situa- are the more subtle psychosocial consequences that can be asso- tion of origin, with limited access to or poor quality of care. ciated with bullying behavior. Health care providers (including Dental problems may also come from being in the trafficking dental providers) can ask patients about bullying and advocate situation, during which time children may have had unattended for antibullying prevention programs in schools and other problems in addition to forgone preventive care or, even worse, community settings.44 Health care providers can become fam- physical abuse or to the head.54,57 iliar with “Connected Kids: Safe, Strong, Secure,” the primary Human trafficking is not a problem exclusive to girls and care violence prevention protocol from the AAP that offers women. As many as 50% of victims may be boys or men,58 al- preventive education, screening for risk, and linkages to though they are not discussed as much in the literature. For community-based counseling and treatment resources (https:// both sexes, a commonality is a history of child abuse. patiented.solutions.aap.org/Handout-Collection.aspx?category id=32034).47 Dental Neglect Dental neglect, as defined by the American Academy of Pediatric Human Trafficking Dentistry, is the “willful failure of parent or guardian, despite Human trafficking is a serious child health issue involving adequate access to care, to seek and follow through with treat- medical and dental ramifications, among others, but it is just ment necessary to ensure a level of oral health essential for beginning to be addressed in the United States. The US De- adequate function and freedom from pain and infection.”59 partment of State defines human trafficking as “[T]he recruit- Dental caries, periodontal diseases, and other oral conditions ment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a can lead to pain, infection, loss of function, and worse if left person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or untreated. These undesirable outcomes can adversely affect coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, learning, communication, nutrition, and other activities neces- peonage, debt bondage, or slavery” ([22 USC §7102(9)]).48 Of sary for normal growth and development.4,60 Some children these, children most commonly experience sex trafficking, “in who first present for dental care have severe early childhood caries which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coer- (formerly termed “infant bottle” or “nursing” caries). Caregivers cion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has with adequate knowledge and willful failure to seek care must not attained 18 years of age” ([22 USC §7102(9)]). Sex traffick- be differentiated from caregivers without knowledge or aware- ing is considered “commercial sexual exploitation of children” ness of their child’s need for dental care when determining the as are and survival sex (defined as the exchange need to report such cases to child protective services. Several of sexual activity for basic necessities such as shelter, food, or factors are considered necessary for the diagnosis of neglect61: money).49,50 • a child is harmed or at risk for harm because of lack Precise numbers of children experiencing human or sex of dental health care; trafficking are difficult to obtain because of the complicated • the recommended dental care offers significant net be- nature of these definitions and underreporting. However, it is nefit to the child; estimated that >100,000 children are victims of • the anticipated benefit of the dental treatment is signi- each year in the United States51; see the AAP Clinical Report ficantly greater than its morbidity, so parents would entitled “Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploi- choose treatment over nontreatment; tation: Health Care Needs of Victims” for more information • access to health care is available but not used; and on identifying and serving these patients.50 The average age of • the parent understands the dental advice given. children who are exploited for sex is 12 years old, and children as young as 6 years old are targeted.46,51 Children who are or Failure to seek or obtain proper dental care may result have been in foster care,49 are homeless,52 are runaways,50 or are from factors such as family , lack of finances, transport- incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities50 are more likely ation difficulty, parental ignorance, or lack of perceived value to be victims of human trafficking (particularly if they are of oral health.62-64 The point at which to consider a parent experiencing survival sex); this can include international ab- negligent and begin intervention occurs after the parent has

280 CLINICAL REPORT PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY V 39 / NO 4 JUL / AUG 17 been properly alerted by a health care provider about the nature able to dentists and dental organizations as consultants and and extent of the child’s condition, the specific treatment educators. Such efforts will strengthen our ability to prevent needed, and the mechanism of accessing that treatment.62 Be- and detect child abuse and neglect and enhance our ability to cause many families face challenges in accessing dental care care for and protect children. or insurance for their children, the health care provider, includ- ing the dental provider, will evaluate whether dental services Recommendations are readily available and accessible to the child when considering 1. Health care providers (including dental providers) are whether negligence has occurred. A child’s social, emotional, required to report injuries that are concerning for abuse and medical ability to undergo treatment also should be con- or neglect to child protective services in accordance sidered when determining dental neglect.64 with local or state legal requirements. Abusive injuries To the best of his or her ability, the health care provider frequently involve the face and oral cavity and, thus, should be certain that the caregiver understands the expla- may be first encountered by dental providers. nation of the disease and its implications and, when barriers to 2. Similarly, sexual abuse may involve the mouth, even the needed care exist, attempt to assist the family in finding without overt signs, and thus, health care providers (in- financial aid, transportation, or public facilities for needed cluding dental providers) should know how to collect a services. Risks and benefits of dental treatment should be history to elicit this information as well as how to explained, and parents should be told that appropriate analgesic appropriately collect laboratory tests to support forensic and anesthetic procedures will be used to ensure the child’s investigations. The general provider is encouraged to comfort during dental procedures. If, despite these efforts, the become aware of and consult with appropriate special- parent fails to obtain therapy, the case should be reported to ists in his or her area for specialized forensic interviews the appropriate child protective services agency.62 and specimen collection. 3. Bite marks found on human skin are challenging to Conclusions interpret because of the distortion presented and the It is important for health care providers (including dental pro- time elapsed between the injury and the analysis. Ideally, viders) to be aware that physical or sexual abuse may result in the pattern, size, contour, and color of the bite mark oral or dental injuries or conditions. Health care providers should be evaluated by a forensic odontologist, when should be aware of when and how to document suspicious one is available. injuries and how to obtain laboratory evidence, photo docu- 4. Health care providers (including dental providers) are mentation, and/or consultation with experts when appropriate. encouraged to ask their patients about bullying and ad- Furthermore, injuries that are inflicted by a perpetrator’s mouth vocate for antibullying prevention programs in schools or teeth may leave clues regarding the timing and nature of and other community settings. the injury as well as his or her identity. Health care providers 5. Health care providers (including dental providers) should should be knowledgeable about such findings, their signi- be aware of the risk factors for human trafficking, iden- ficance, and how to meticulously observe and document them. tify these in their patients (both girls and boys), safely When questions arise or consultation is needed, a pediatric connect the patients to resources, and advocate for anti- dentist or a dentist with formal training in forensic odontology trafficking efforts. can ensure appropriate testing, diagnosis, and treatment. 6. If parents fail to obtain therapy after barriers to care Pediatric dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons, have been addressed, the case should be reported to whose advanced education programs include a mandated child the appropriate child protective services agency as con- abuse curriculum, can provide valuable information and assis- cerning for dental neglect. tance to other health care providers about oral and dental 7. Providers are encouraged to work with colleagues (in- aspects of child abuse and neglect. The Prevent Abuse and cluding psychological and educational resources) to Neglect through Dental Awareness65 coalition (http://www. provide support to families if any of the aforementioned healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/oralhealth/Pages/PANDA. maltreatment has occurred. aspx), which has trained thousands of physicians, nurses, teachers, child care providers, dentists and other dental pro- References viders, is another resource for physicians seeking information 1. Cairns AM, Mok JY, Welbury RR. Injuries to the head, on this issue. Physician members of multidisciplinary child face, mouth, and neck in physically abused children in abuse and neglect teams are encouraged to identify such dental a community setting. Int J Paediatr Dent 2005;15(5): providers in their communities to serve as consultants for these 310-318. teams. In addition, medical providers with experience or ex- 2. 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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose. FUNDING: No external funding. POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose. CONTRIBUTORS’ STATEMENT: Drs. Fisher-Owens, Lukefahr, and Tate were each responsible for all aspects of writing and edi- ting the document and reviewing and responding to questions and comments from reviewers and the Board of Directors.

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