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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2024

Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers About the Impact of Oral Conditions on the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Stefania Werneck Procopio, Maisa Costa Tavares, Camila Faria Carrada, Flávia Almeida Ribeiro Scalioni, Rosangela Almeida Ribeiro, Saul Martins Paiva

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  2. Oral health and quality of life in preschool children with autism: evidence from Kosovo.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  8. Oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with autism spectrum disorders and neurotypical peers: a nested case-control questionnaire survey.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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Stefania Werneck ProcopioDepartment of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. stefaniawprocopio@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8307-4966
Maisa Costa TavaresDepartment of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2108-8569
Camila Faria CarradaDepartament of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-2904
Flávia Almeida Ribeiro ScalioniDepartment of Social and Children's Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-0414
Rosangela Almeida RibeiroDepartment of Social and Children's Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6472-5965
Saul Martins PaivaDepartment of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-1638

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the perceptions of parents/caregivers about the impact of oral conditions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children/adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to the perceptions of parents/caregivers of children/adolescents without ASD.

methodsA comparative cross-sectional study was conducted involving 80 children/adolescents with ASD three to 16 years of age matched by sex and age with 80 children/adolescents without ASD and their parents/caregivers. Clinical examinations were performed for the diagnosis of dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft), clinical consequences of untreated dental caries (PUFA/pufa), visible plaque (VPI), bleeding on probing (BPI), malocclusion and traumatic dental injury (TDI). Parents/caregivers answered a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics and the Brazilian version of the Parental-Caregiver Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ), which measures OHRQoL from the perspective of parents/caregivers. Data analysis involved the Wilcoxon test, chi-squared test and Poisson regression.

resultsDental caries experience impacted OHRQoL in the group with ASD regarding the total P-CPQ score (p < 0.001) as well as the "oral symptoms" (p = 0.011) and "wellbeing" (p < 0.011) domains. No differences were found between the perceptions of parents/caregivers of children/adolescents with ASD and perceptions of parents/caregivers of children/adolescents without ASD (p = 0.721).

conclusionDental caries experience can have a negative impact on the OHRQoL of children/adolescents with ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCaregiversOral HealthParentsQuality of LifeAdolescentBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDental CariesFemaleHumansMalePerceptionSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAutism spectrum disorderChildOral healthQuality of life

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