Human papillomavirus in the oral cavity of children.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this literature review was to identify studies conducted on the oral Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in children.


METHODS
An electronic database search was performed using the terms 'oral HPV' and 'children'. The studies on the prevalence of oral HPV in children worldwide, descriptive studies, case reports, studies on the association of oral HPV and risk factors and transmission of HPV were included.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of HPV in oral mucosa of children should be investigated in virtue of the various forms of transmission, and the possibility of sexual abuse eliminated, and also of its possible relation with oral carcinoma pathogenesis in children.
Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, Fedral University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. raquelodontouff@click21.com.br
Raquel dos Santos
Rdos S
Pinheiro
Talita Ribeiro Tenório
TR
de França
Dennis de Carvalho
Dde C
Ferreira
Camila Maria Beder
CM
Ribeiro
Jair Carneiro
JC
Leão
Gloria Fernanda
GF
Castro
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000821:virology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000821:virology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000821:virology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D053586:Virus Internalization