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Dental treatment abuse.

Paul Chalakkal1, Ida De Noronha De Ataide2, Ramesh Krishnan3

  • 1Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital , Bambolim, Goa, India .

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR
|September 2, 2014
PubMed
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A quack dentist performed harmful dental capping on healthy children's teeth without consent. These unesthetic metal caps were removed after the children sought professional dental care.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Forensic Dentistry

Background:

  • Dental treatment abuse cases involving pediatric patients are rare.
  • Unethical practices in dentistry can lead to severe patient harm, particularly in vulnerable populations.

Observation:

  • Case reports detail a quack dentist in Denmark who applied metal caps to the healthy anterior teeth of children.
  • The procedure was performed without parental consent, allegedly to correct proclination of upper permanent incisors.

Findings:

  • The applied metal caps were unanatomic and unaesthetic.
  • The children's healthy teeth were subjected to unnecessary and harmful dental capping.

Implications:

  • Highlights the critical need for parental consent in pediatric dental procedures.
Keywords:
Child abuseDental abuseTreatment abuse

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  • Underscores the importance of recognizing and reporting dental malpractice to protect children's oral health.
  • Emphasizes the role of specialized departments like Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry in addressing and rectifying such abuses.