ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2025
Oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with autism spectrum disorders and neurotypical peers: a nested case-control questionnaire survey.
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- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- 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 · 2026Article
- On the choice of linear versus logistic regression in OHRQoL questionnaire analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Innovative oral hygiene strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder: a gamified app-based intervention.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Relationship Between the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of Mothers and That of Their Adolescent Children: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parental Perceptions and Actual Oral Health Status of Children in an Italian Paediatric Population in 2024: Findings from an Observational Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multifactorial Analysis of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Case-Control Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Oral Hygiene in Children with Autism: Teaching Self-Toothbrushing via Behavioural Intervention Including Parents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeOral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with autism following an oral preventive regimen (ASDsP) was compared to that of children with autism without a preventive regimen (ASDsNP) and of neurotypical peers (NT).
methodsAn online survey was carried out using the Parental/Caregiver Perception Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and the Family Impact Scale (FIS). Scores were assigned to items, with the total score ranging from 0 to 120 (worst QoL). The median scores were compared amongst groups using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. A multivariate linear regression assessed the relationship between questionnaire scores and demographical variables.
resultsOverall, 168 questionnaires from the ASDsP and the ASDsNP groups, respectively, and 336 from the NT group were selected ASDsP compared to ASDsNP showed lower P-CPQ Emotional wellbeing, FIS Emotion (p < 0.01) and Conflict (p < 0.05), and FIS total score (p < 0.01). In addition, they were less nervous (p < 0.05), shy (p < 0.01), with better sleep (p < 0.05), and with happier parents (p < 0.01). Compared to NT, ASDsP showed higher P-CPQ + FIS, P-CPQ, and FIS total scores (p < 0.01) and P-CPQ Functional limitation, Social wellbeing (p < 0.01), Emotional wellbeing (p < 0.05), and FIS Activity, Emotion and Conflict (p < 0.01).
conclusionThe preventive regimen reduces parental stress, improving the quality of life of children and families.
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