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Oral injury when child maltreatment should be considered

Last reviewed 1 Jan 2018

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child maltreatment should be considered if a child has an oral injury and the explanation is absent or unsuitable
- for the purposes of this guideline, NICE state that to consider child maltreatment means that maltreatment is one possible explanation for the alerting feature or is included in the differential diagnosis

Reference:

1. NICE (July 2009). When to suspect child maltreatment

Physical abuse of children
Features of non-accidental injury (injury that should raise concerns) in a child in comparison to features suggestive of an accidental injury in a child

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