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Dental Health of Physically Abused Children Ages 2-6 Years Old

Do, Kim
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1561979023201129

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2019, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
Purpose: This retrospective chart review compared dental health as measured by decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft) in children with a history of physical abuse and children without a history of physical abuse to determine if there is a difference in dental health between the two groups. Methods: The Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) electronic medical database (EPIC) was used to query patients, aged 2 to 6 years, who had both a physical abuse determination and a dental visit at NCH within two years of the physical abuse date between the years of 2013 to 2017 (n =146). The control population was queried in EPIC as patients aged 2 to 6 years with a dental visit at NCH from 2013 to 2017 (n=305). Patients with complete odontograms had the dmft score counted and calculated by one single researcher who viewed all charts. Difference in caries experience and physical abuse history was determined using Pearson’s Chi Square test and difference in means between case and control groups was analyzed using a 2-tail t- test. Results: No significant difference (p = 0.16) was found between case and control groups when looking at presence of caries (dmft > 0). No significant difference (p = 0.54) in mean number of dmft between the two groups (case mean = 4.52; control mean = 4.81). Conclusion: There is no association between history of child physical abuse and caries status
Paul Casamassmio (Advisor)
Daniel Claman (Committee Member)
Farah Brink (Committee Member)
Kimberly Hammersmith (Committee Member)
Erin Gross (Committee Member)
31 p.
Dentistry
Dental Caries; physical child abuse; child abuse

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  • Do, K. (2019). Dental Health of Physically Abused Children Ages 2-6 Years Old [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1561979023201129

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Do, Kim. Dental Health of Physically Abused Children Ages 2-6 Years Old. 2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1561979023201129.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Do, Kim. "Dental Health of Physically Abused Children Ages 2-6 Years Old." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1561979023201129

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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