Serrano García M I, Tolosa Benedicto E, Forner Navarro L
Unidad Docente de Patología y Terapéutica Dental, Departamento de Estomatología, Universidad de Valencia (Estudio General), España.
Med Oral. 2001 Aug-Oct;6(4):276-89.
Violence in the family setting is a serious social problem of obliged concern to all health professionals. The victims are mainly children, women and the elderly. Due to the defenselessness characterizing childhood and the requirements of Spanish law, the dentist must be aware of the magnitude of the situation in order to act in favor of the affected child. The problems encountered in this aspect comprise physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse and emotional neglect. Any of these problems can have irreversible consequences for the psychological and physical development of the child. A review is made of the characteristic orofacial lesions that should alert dental professionals to the possible existence of abuse, with a discussion of the approach to be adopted within the context of current legislation.
家庭环境中的暴力是一个严重的社会问题，所有医疗专业人员都必须予以关注。受害者主要是儿童、妇女和老年人。由于儿童时期的无助以及西班牙法律的规定，牙医必须意识到这种情况的严重性，以便为受影响的儿童采取行动。这方面遇到的问题包括身体虐待、性虐待、身体忽视、情感虐待和情感忽视。这些问题中的任何一个都可能对儿童的心理和身体发育产生不可逆转的后果。本文综述了一些特征性的口腔颌面部损伤，这些损伤应提醒牙科专业人员注意可能存在的虐待情况，并讨论了在现行法律背景下应采取的应对方法。
