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Human papillomavirus in the oral cavity of children
Author(s) -
dos Santos Pinheiro Raquel,
de França Talita Ribeiro Tenório,
de Carvalho Ferreira Dennis,
Beder Ribeiro Camila Maria,
Leão Jair Carneiro,
Castro Gloria Fernanda
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2010.00954.x
Subject(s) - human papillomavirus , oral mucosa , oral cavity , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , dentistry , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
J Oral Pathol Med (2011) 40 : 121–126 Objective: The aim of this literature review was to identify studies conducted on the oral Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in children. Methods: An electronic database search was performed using the terms ‘oral HPV’ and ‘children’. The studies on the prevalence of oral HPV in children worldwide, descriptive studies, case reports, studies on the association of oral HPV and risk factors and transmission of HPV were included. Conclusion: The presence of HPV in oral mucosa of children should be investigated in virtue of the various forms of transmission, and the possibility of sexual abuse eliminated, and also of its possible relation with oral carcinoma pathogenesis in children.