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The types of prevalence of the various orofacial injuries that may be sustained in child abuse have been presented. Table 2 gives the dental practitioner a summary check-list of five questions they must ask themselves and five observations they must make whenever doubts and suspicions of child abuse arise
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Welbury, R., Murphy, J. The dental practitioner's role in protecting children from abuse. 2. The orofacial signs of abuse. Br Dent J 184, 61–65 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809545
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