A previously healthy 10-year-old male was seen at his dentist's office for “scratches”
on his throat. His mother had attributed them to a retainer device placed in his palate
a couple of months before. The dentist, however, found these lesions suspicious for
oral sexual abuse and not secondary to the retainer device, as these scratches were
posterior to the device. Child Protective Services (CPS) was notified and the child
was brought to emergency department (ED) for further evaluation. Both the mother and
the child denied any possibility of sexual contact or sexual or physical abuse.
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Publication history
Published online: July 22, 2013
Accepted:
April 30,
2013
Received in revised form:
February 22,
2013
Received:
September 19,
2012
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