Insights on dental care management and prevention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is new?

N Zerman, F Zotti, S Chirumbolo, A Zangani… - Frontiers in oral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autistic subjects represent a severe concern to dentistry due to the considerable difficulty in
managing their oral health, maintaining routine toothbrushing, and preventing dental and …

Autism spectrum disorders and malocclusions: systematic review and meta-analyses

A Barros, P Mascarenhas, J Botelho… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies heretofore have shown inconsistent results on the link of ASD to malocclusion.
Herein, we aimed to compare the prevalence of malocclusion among children and …

Malocclusion complexity and orthodontic treatment need in children with autism spectrum disorder

SA Meuffels, AM Kuijpers-Jagtman, STH Tjoa… - Clinical oral …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the malocclusion complexity and orthodontic
treatment need among children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) referred for …

The “connectivome theory”: a new model to understand autism spectrum disorders

L Zoccante, ML Ciceri, LA Gozzi, GD Gennaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The classical approach to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is often limited to considering
their neuro-functional aspects. However, recent scientific literature has shown that ASDs …

Behavioral guidance for improving dental care in autistic spectrum disorders

I Pastore, E Bedin, G Marzari, F Bassi, C Gallo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) impair many aspects of everyday life and
may prevent access to dental care, often limiting it to emergencies. Impaired oral health has …

Cross-bite and oral habits among Albanian autistic children according to the stages of occlusal development

E Kongo, E Gaҫe, GM Gravina, I Gribizi, X Rizaj… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study had two aims. First, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of ACB, PCB, and oral
habits among a group of Albanian children with ASD compared with a group of children …

Orthodontic Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Compliance and Satisfaction: Pilot Study

G Di Giorgio, D Corridore, IC Corvino, G Zumbo… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Most children with ASD require orthodontic treatment to correct a malocclusion,
to restore masticatory function, and for cosmetic reasons. The use of orthodontic devices …

[HTML][HTML] Autism spectrum disorder and dentoalveolar trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Andonovski, GS Antonarakis - Journal of Stomatology, Oral and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be more predisposed to oral
pathology, including dentoalveolar trauma. Our aim was to assess the risk of dentoalveolar …

Autism spectrum condition: an update for dental practitioners-Part 2

R Lee, S Clough - British Dental Journal, 2024 - nature.com
The second part of this series guides dental care professionals in addressing the specific
needs of individuals with autism. The paper explores risk factors, including trauma and oral …

[PDF][PDF] A new way to approach ASD children in Dentistry

C Capurro, G Telini, C Canevello, N Laffi - European journal of paediatric …, 2024 - ejpd.eu
Aim To present an innovative dental approach for children with autism spectrum disorder to
the scientific community, along with the 3 questionnaires formulated to evaluate its …