Oral health, adolescents, prison, prevention, CAO index, clinical study, incarcerated youth, oral hygiene, health education, detention
A retrospective observational study on the oral health of 73 adolescents incarcerated at Fleury-Mérogis, highlighting the importance of prevention and oral health education.
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[...] Without this, oral health risks remaining a marginal field. This field would then evoke only a synonym for pain, urgency, and sometimes even resignation." Research Perspectives Through this study, we do not claim to say everything about the oral health of minors in detention. The latter provides a partial light and leaves many open questions. The subject is complex and remains, in many ways, poorly explored. It deserves to continue the research, beyond the results obtained here. Already, several lines of research are emerging. [...]
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[...] 'Anxious or depressive disorders significantly increase oral neglect among adolescents' (38). This finding is not surprising when you know that the prison environment is marked by complex family stories, school breaks, and a lasting distrust of any form of authority. Finally, detention itself makes the situation even more complicated. 'In prisons, dental care usually concerns emergency interventions, prevention rarely being organized systematically' (17). Between security constraints, limited schedules and sometimes tense climates, it becomes difficult to consider regular care or even take the time to discuss health with these young people. [...]
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