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.
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.
Authors: Inge Verdenius; Diane M Harper; George D Harris; R Stephen Griffith; Jeffrey Wall; Laura K Hempstead; Gerard J Malnar; Ruud L M Bekkers Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-08-08 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Charlotte Guillouet; Margot C Riou; Lucas T Duong; Muriel de La Dure-Molla; Benjamin P J Fournier Journal: Front Pediatr Date: 2022-07-25 Impact factor: 3.569
Authors: Marise da Penha Costa Marques; Ivo Bussoloti Filho; Lia Mara Rossi; Maria Antonieta Andreoli; Natália Oliveira Cruz Journal: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2015-09-08