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Table of Contents for Decembre 2017 • Volume 33• Number 76 |
DENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Marija Igić 1,2,
1 UNIVERSITY
OF NIš, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NIš, SERBIA |
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...Abstract |
Introduction: Autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) are pervasive disorders beginning in early childhood.
The prevalence of these disorders has been on the rise over the last few
decades. A disorder of this kind does not have any direct impact on the
oral health, but the behavior of the affected children can markedly
deteriorate it. Due to a poor compliance to oral hygiene and maintenance
of oral health, dental film accumulates in the oral cavity, leading to
both caries and its complications, and gingival-periodontal diseases. A
high percentage of children with ASD are not sufficiently compliant
during dental interventions, being hyperactive, tense, and often highly
agitated. Any dental intervention in such children is therefore very
complicated or it cannot be performed at all, consequentially broadening
the spectrum of indications for dental extractions. In order to preserve
the oral health in children with ASD, an individualized approach to each
patient is thus necessary. Key words: autism, dental health care
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