[The dentist, invaluable assistant in the diagnosis of Silverman Tardieu syndrome].
Many practitioners are still unawared of the oral and maxillo-facial pathology due to physical and sexual maltreatments of children. Yet more than fifty percent of those battered children show oro-facial injuries. Dentists ought to contribute to the diagnosis of the Silverman Syndrome and involve themselves in the taking care of battered children.
Delheusy
Geneviève
G
Ecole de Médecine Dentaire et de Stomatologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 15, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique.
Darche
Vincent
V
Demars Fremault
Christiane
C
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D024382:Professional Role; D013577:Syndrome