Comparison of Oral Health Status and Behaviors Between Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Children in Rasht City, Iran

Seyedeh Hediyeh Daneshvar; Alaleh Kavianfar; Seyed Hossein Masoomi; Mir Mahdi Daneshvar

doi:10.7126/cumudj.638071

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Oral health status and behaviour of 6-12 Years Old Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Compared with healthy Peers in Iran

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Autistic disorder,Dental caries,Gingivitis

Comparison of Oral Health Status and Behaviors Between Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Children in Rasht City, Iran

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, the caries experience, gingivitis and behaviors of 6-12 year old children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were investigated according to the Frankl scale during dental examination, and then compared with healthy children.

Materials and Methods: Totally, 55 children with ASD (including 49 males and 6 females) and 165 healthy children (including 83 males and 82 females) were assessed in Rasht, Iran. Before clinical examination, their parents were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of several questions about parental education level, nutritional status and oral hygiene status. The number of decayed, missing and filled teeth, gingival status and behaviors of the children were recorded during the dental examination. The obtained data were analyzed using Chi-square and Mann Whitney U Test. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: Our results implied that the children with ASD had higher DMFT/dmft scores compared with healthy children (p<0.001). Also, the prevalence of localized and generalized gingivitis was higher in children with ASD than that in healthy children (p=0.014). Most of the children with ASD behaved in negative or definitely negative manner during dental examination (p=0.001). The results showed that the mean level of parental education and oral hygiene habits (such as frequency of brushing and flossing) in healthy children were higher than that in the children with ASD.

Conclusions: According to the results, the children with ASD had higher caries experience and gingivitis compared with healthy children and most of them behaved in negative or definitely negative manner during dental examination.

Keywords

Autistic disorder,Dental caries,Gingivitis,Child

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Seyedeh Hediyeh Daneshvar ^*
0000-0002-5002-2350
Iran

Alaleh Kavianfar
0000-0002-1294-4813
Iran

Seyed Hossein Masoomi
0000-0002-3981-5114
Iran

Mir Mahdi Daneshvar
0000-0003-4213-3867
Iran

Publication Date

March 18, 2020

Submission Date

October 25, 2019

Acceptance Date

January 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 23 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.638071

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https://izlik.org/JA57CB52FW

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Daneshvar SH, Kavianfar A, Masoomi SH, Daneshvar MM (March 1, 2020) Comparison of Oral Health Status and Behaviors Between Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Healthy Children in Rasht City, Iran. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 23 1 38–44.