ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2014
Dental health of young children prenatally exposed to buprenorphine. A concern of child neglect?
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- Buprenorphine enhancesJournal of oral microbiology · 2026Article
- Utilizing the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory in a cohort of children with early childhood caries.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Outpatient healthcare access and utilization for neonatal abstinence syndrome children: A systematic review.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2019Article
- Prenatally buprenorphine-exposed children: health to 3 years of age.European journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
- Buprenorphine Salivary Gland Accumulation Sustaining High Oral Fluid Exposure and Increasing the Risk of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo study the oral health and dental neglect of prenatally buprenorphine-exposed 3-year-old children.
methodsThe study consisted of 51 children who as newborns tested positive for buprenorphine in a urine screen. The control group comprised 68 children previously unexposed to narcotics. The dentist examined the children and interviewed their guardians.
resultsBuprenorphine-exposed children exhibited significantly more early childhood caries than did the control group. Caries indices, the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth or tooth surfaces and decayed teeth were greater in the buprenorphine-exposed children than the control children (p = 0.004, p = 0.004, p = 0.001, respectively). In the buprenorphine group, more children showed visible plaque (p = 0.003) and fewer children were caries-free (p = 0.009) than in the control group. The control children's teeth were also brushed more often than the buprenorphine-exposed children's teeth (p = 0.001) and the parents were more involved in their children's tooth brushing than were those in the buprenorphine-exposed group (p = 0.035).
conclusionsMore caries and dental neglect were found in buprenorphine-exposed children than in controls. These findings highlight the importance of routine dental appointments, caries screening and preventive care for children in substance-abusing families.
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