title: Neglected child with substance abuse leading to child abuse: a case report.
abstract: Child abuse and neglect is any interaction or lack of interaction between a caregiver and a child resulting in nonaccidental harm to the child's physical and developmental state. Substance abuse is ingestion of any drug, which is capable of altering the mental functioning eventually leading to addiction. This paper presents a case report of a 12-year-old neglected girl with substance abuse for which she was physically abused by her mother.
authors: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India.
authors: E M G
authors: EM
authors: Subramanian
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Subhagya
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Muthu
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Sivakumar
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003638:Deafness; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D009155:Mutism; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis