The physical or sexual abuse of a child frequently involves the mouth; more than 50% of abused children suffer injuries to the head or neck. In addition to oral trauma, maltreated children are more ...

At a play group recently with my toddler son, another mother with whom I am acquainted (but not close to) mentioned in the course of conversation that she washed her 5-year-old's mouth out with soap ...

From May 2008 through July 2010, an epidemic of hand, foot, and mouth disease occurred in Guangxi, China. During the epidemic, some children died of progressive cardiorespiratory failure. Postmortem ...