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Key Messages
Publications
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Bites
review
- Is this an
abusive bite?
Review updated June 2009
Key messages |
| Bites are a relatively common injury to children, with
approximately 1/600 children attending A&E having been bitten by humans1,2.
Many of these will be caused by other children. An abusive bite
however is unique among physical injuries as it can potentially identify
(or exclude) a specific perpetrator, occasionally enhanced by DNA
retrieval3-5. This review aims to
characterise the clinical features of an abusive bite so that it can be
recognised by clinicians, to enable appropriate forensic dental referral.
No new studies were added following the 2009 update.
References
1. Schweich P, Fleischer G. Human bites
in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 1985;1(2):51-53
[Pubmed]
2. Baker MD, Moore SE. Human bites in children. A six-year experience.
Am J Dis Child 1987;141:1285-90
[Abstract]
3. Fischman SL. Bite Marks. Alpha Omegan
2002;95(4):42-46
[Pubmed]
4. Lovell MA, McDaniel NL. Association of hypertrophic maxillary
frenulum with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Pediatr
1995;127(5):749-750
[Pubmed]
5. Wagner GN. Bitemark identification in child abuse cases. Pediatric
Dentistry 1986;8(1):96-100
[Pubmed citation only]
6. Levine LJ (1973) The solution of a battered-child
homicide by dental evidence: report of case. Journal of the American
Dental Association 87(6):1234-1236
[Pubmed citation only]
7. ABFO. American Board of Forensic Odontology
[via website]
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