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ReviewFrontiers in oral health2022

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

Nicoletta Zerman, Francesca Zotti, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Alessandro Zangani, Giovanni Mauro, Leonardo Zoccante

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Review in Frontiers in oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicoletta ZermanDepartment of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Francesca ZottiDepartment of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Salvatore ChirumboloDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Alessandro ZanganiDepartment of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Giovanni MauroDentistry Private Practice, Mantova, Italy.
Leonardo ZoccanteAutism Veneto Region Center, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
University of Verona · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 periodontal problems. The social and economic burden of managing dental care in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children is particularly cumbersome for families and public and private health expenditure, especially when children reach the dentist following a late diagnosis with evident oral health problems. An early diagnosis of ASD helps dentists better address these children's oral health. Unfortunately, insufficient attention is paid to the training and education of general pediatricians, dentists, and dental hygienists, allowing them to get to approach the different clinical aspects of ASD. Usually, children diagnosed with ASD are scheduled for dental appointments like their neurotypical peers, whereas their needs are typically complex and personalized. Scant attention is also devoted to these patients by commercial manufacturers of dental products and devices for oral hygiene and prevention of caries and periodontal diseases, leaving parents without the support and often failing when they address the oral health of autistic children. The difficulties of oral care do not derive simply from the behavior of ASD patients, as is commonly assumed, and therefore cannot be overcome solely by the patience and attention of parents and dentists. Genetics, dietary habits, sensory impairments, and cognition disorders are other causes contributing in various degrees to the impact on the mood and psychological reactions of autistic children towards dentists. How can we prevent teeth caries, periodontal disorders, and other oral health impairments by properly managing ASD children? This manuscript gives an up-to-date overview of these problems and helps to provide good remarks.

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autism spectrum disorder (ASD)dentist educationdentistrymusic therapy and autism spectrum disorderoral health / hygienepreventiontelehealth

Identifiers

PMID36238091
PMCPMC9551997
OpenAlexW4297370983

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