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My Preferred Pronoun Is She: Understanding Transgender Identity And Oral Health Care Needs, Diana V. Macri, Kate Wolfe Jun 2019

My Preferred Pronoun Is She: Understanding Transgender Identity And Oral Health Care Needs, Diana V. Macri, Kate Wolfe

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This literature review summarizes current research and evidence regarding transgender persons and oral health. Methods: A search of the literature was conducted in the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCO Host, Science Direct, and Wiley Online Library using the keywords "transgender identity, gender non-conforming, discrimination, transition, binary systems, transgender oral cavity, transgender, transgender oral health, transgender dental health." Articles published from 2000 to 2017 in both peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed journals, which reported information regarding the oral health status of transgender populations, were selected for review. Results: The search revealed 18 articles, only 7 of which pertained to the oral …