Dental management of patients with autism spectrum disorders

Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine

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Al Mochamant Iosif-Grigorios¹  Fotopoulos Ioannis¹  Zouloumis Lampros¹ 

[1] Department of Hospital Dentistry, Aristotle University, School of Dentistry

关键词: Autism;    Dental Management;    Oral Health;   

DOI  :  10.1515/bjdm-2015-0046

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

【 摘 要 】

Dental treatment of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be complicated because of the presence of behavioural unpredictability. This article reviews the present literature on the issues dealt with children with autistic spectrum disorder from the dental perspective. The prevalence of autism is rising worldwide. Consequently, dentists will find an increasing number of such children in their routine practice, whose treatment will require special considerations in their dental management. Knowledge regarding the oral health status of autistic children is essential for the paediatric dentists. Negative behaviour toward dental treatment was very clear in autistic children. Self-inflicting trauma/habits were observed in autistic children. It was concluded that the autistic children do not have a higher dental caries score compared to that of normal children. Their oral hygiene was fair; however, they exhibited more debris deposits than normal children.

【 授权许可】

CC BY