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Child Neglect and Oral Health Problems in Offspring of Substance‐Abusing Fathers
Author(s) -
Mezzich Ada C.,
Bretz Walter A.,
Day BangShiuh,
Corby Patricia M.,
Kirisci Levent,
Swaney Michelle,
Cornelius Jack R.,
Weyant Robert J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490701525509
Subject(s) - offspring , neglect , substance abuse , child neglect , substance use , psychology , psychiatry , child abuse , medicine , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , pregnancy , suicide prevention , poison control , environmental health , genetics , biology
This study examined (1) orodental (OD) problems in 10–19‐year‐old children of substance use disorder (SUD) (n = 127) and non‐SUD fathers (n = 111) and (2) the moderating effect of child's substance use (SU) involvement in the associations of paternal SUD and neglectful parenting with OD problems in the offspring. The results showed that periodontal problems differentiated between groups and the interactions between child's SU involvement and paternal SUD and neglectful parenting were respectively associated with hard=soft tissue lesions and carious lesions in the offspring, indicating that SU involvement increases risk for OD due to paternal SUD and neglectful parenting.