Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence

The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological profile of women victims of violence and characterize the injuries affecting their maxillofacial region. This was an analytic study using secondary data from 470 expert reports of domestic violence involving women, collected from Janua...

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Autores principales: da Silva,Elane Nery, Matos,Felipe Rafael Rios Oliveira, Pimenta,Rodolfo Macedo Cruz, Rodrigues,Jose Lucas Sani de Alcantara, Marques,Jeidson Antônio Morais, Musse,Jamilly de Oliveira, Paranhos,Luiz Renato
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Publicado: Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-381X20160001000032016-05-23Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violenceda Silva,Elane NeryMatos,Felipe Rafael Rios OliveiraPimenta,Rodolfo Macedo CruzRodrigues,Jose Lucas Sani de AlcantaraMarques,Jeidson Antônio MoraisMusse,Jamilly de OliveiraParanhos,Luiz Renato domestic violence violence against women facial injuries forensic dentistry The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological profile of women victims of violence and characterize the injuries affecting their maxillofacial region. This was an analytic study using secondary data from 470 expert reports of domestic violence involving women, collected from January 2007 to December 2011 in the Department of Dentistry of the Institute of Legal Medicine in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. The majority of the examined women were Afro-caucasian (72.6 %), single (74.9%), and with mean age of 30.4 years. The buccal (51 %) and orbital (8.8 %) regions were the most affected extraoral sites. As to the oral cavity, the most affected sites were teeth (50.8 %) and the lip mucosa (35 %). In most cases the lesions against women were associated with an aggressor having a close relationship with the victim. The most prevalent lesions were edema; fracture; tooth dislocation; and bruise. These findings can subsidize the development of policies to prevent violence against women, and for public safety.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.10 n.1 20162016-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000100003en10.4067/S0718-381X2016000100003
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collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic domestic violence
violence against women
facial injuries
forensic dentistry
spellingShingle domestic violence
violence against women
facial injuries
forensic dentistry
da Silva,Elane Nery
Matos,Felipe Rafael Rios Oliveira
Pimenta,Rodolfo Macedo Cruz
Rodrigues,Jose Lucas Sani de Alcantara
Marques,Jeidson Antônio Morais
Musse,Jamilly de Oliveira
Paranhos,Luiz Renato
Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
description The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological profile of women victims of violence and characterize the injuries affecting their maxillofacial region. This was an analytic study using secondary data from 470 expert reports of domestic violence involving women, collected from January 2007 to December 2011 in the Department of Dentistry of the Institute of Legal Medicine in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. The majority of the examined women were Afro-caucasian (72.6 %), single (74.9%), and with mean age of 30.4 years. The buccal (51 %) and orbital (8.8 %) regions were the most affected extraoral sites. As to the oral cavity, the most affected sites were teeth (50.8 %) and the lip mucosa (35 %). In most cases the lesions against women were associated with an aggressor having a close relationship with the victim. The most prevalent lesions were edema; fracture; tooth dislocation; and bruise. These findings can subsidize the development of policies to prevent violence against women, and for public safety.
author da Silva,Elane Nery
Matos,Felipe Rafael Rios Oliveira
Pimenta,Rodolfo Macedo Cruz
Rodrigues,Jose Lucas Sani de Alcantara
Marques,Jeidson Antônio Morais
Musse,Jamilly de Oliveira
Paranhos,Luiz Renato
author_facet da Silva,Elane Nery
Matos,Felipe Rafael Rios Oliveira
Pimenta,Rodolfo Macedo Cruz
Rodrigues,Jose Lucas Sani de Alcantara
Marques,Jeidson Antônio Morais
Musse,Jamilly de Oliveira
Paranhos,Luiz Renato
author_sort da Silva,Elane Nery
title Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
title_short Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
title_full Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
title_fullStr Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological Profile and Characterization of Oral and Maxillofacial injuries in Women Victims of Interpersonal Violence
title_sort epidemiological profile and characterization of oral and maxillofacial injuries in women victims of interpersonal violence
publisher Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate 2016
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2016000100003
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