Oral injuries in victims involving intimate partner violence

Forensic Science International : Synergy
Inês Morais CaldasTeresa Magalhães

Abstract

Current literature states that dental medicine can have an important role in diagnosing situations of domestic violence, namely cases of intimate partner violence, since many of the injuries that occur in this context concern the head and neck areas. The aim of this study was to characterize oral injuries in these cases in a Portuguese population, and to determine the kind of permanent consequences that they might represent. 332 forensic reports of domestic violence survivors were analysed. The reports concerned examinations performed in the North Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine of Portugal in 2007. Reports were assessed in order to obtain data regarding victim and offender demographic characteristics, and to characterize the nature and number of sustained injuries and their permanent consequences. Most victims were females with a mean age of 33.7 years; the most frequent offender was the spouse; the majority of oral injuries affected soft tissues; permanent body consequences were found mainly in the teeth and periodontal tissues; permanent functional consequences were described as chewing difficulties, feeling pain or soft tissue mobility changes; permanent consequences for life activities referred mostly to...Continue Reading

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Jul 15, 2015·Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine·Antía Regueira-DiéguezMaría Sol Rodríguez-Calvo
Feb 12, 2017·Dental Traumatology : Official Publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology·Lorena Marques da NóbregaSérgio d'Avila
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Sep 7, 2020·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Reena SarkarRichard Bassed
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