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ReviewJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

The Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Oral Sensory Challenges in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Sachin Haribhau Chaware, Surekha Godbole Dubey, Vinay Kakatkar, Ajit Jankar, Swati Pustake, Abhishek Darekar

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Review in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022
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  3. Navigating toothbrushing challenges for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a qualitative study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sachin Haribhau ChawareDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS, Swangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8375-4494
Surekha Godbole DubeyDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS, Swangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Vinay KakatkarDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, SMBT IDSR Dental College Dhamangaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Ajit JankarDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, MIDSR Dental College and Hospital, Latur, Maharashtra, India.
Swati PustakeDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, MGV KBH Dental College and Hospital, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Abhishek DarekarDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, MIDSR Dental College and Hospital, Latur, Maharashtra, India.
Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray Dental College and Hospital · INManubhai Patel Dental College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of the systematic review was to provide a summary and evaluation of oral sensory challenges in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). MATERIALS AND

methodsThe review evaluated 19 studies that met the inclusion and search criteria. The review is registered in Prospero Database (CRD42020179852). The 14 studies (8 case-control, 4 cohort, 1 observational, and 1 randomized clinical trial) were related to speech disorders and five studies (case-control studies) were associated with feeding and eating behavior in ASD. The meta-analysis of speech and feeding behavior was analyzed by using risk ratios (RRs) and standardized mean difference (SMD), with 95% confidence interval (CI).

resultsThe meta-analysis found a statistically significant difference of speech disorder between children and adolescents of ASD when compared with typically developed or other neurotypical children of similar age [0.4891 (95% CI = -2.4580; 1.4799), fixed effect; -0.1726 (95% CI = -14.2925; 7.5697), random effect]. Feeding and eating behavior reported a statistically significant difference between ASD children and adolescents with similar age group of typically developed controls [0.0433 (95% CI = -0.3531; 0.4398), fixed-effect; 0.3711 (95% CI = -3.0751; 3.8172), random effect].

conclusionThe speech errors and feeding behavior were more consistent in ASD than in typically developed controls. The oral sensory challenges such as speech disorder and feeding behavior were more prevalent in ASD children and adolescents than in typically developed children and adolescents of the same age group. There was a significant lack in oral sensory-motor synchronization, incomplete motor planning, and poor oral neuromuscular coordination.

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Autismautism spectrum disorderdental specialtyfeeding difficultylanguageoral receptorsspeech

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PMID34760790
PMCPMC8533039
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