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SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2026

Dental Caries of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Thiago Peixoto da Motta, Débora Guedes da Mota, Fernando Valentim Bitencourt, Patrick Felix Jardim, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Lívia Guimarães Zina, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu, Fabiana Vargas-Ferreira

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Review
  4. Dental Care Access Among Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross Sectional Survey in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Thiago Peixoto da MottaDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6280-6163
Débora Guedes da MotaDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-6148
Fernando Valentim BitencourtDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health (Periodontology), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-2767
Patrick Felix JardimDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Lucas Guimarães AbreuDepartment of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4164-7603
Lívia Guimarães ZinaDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1842-2300
Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de AbreuDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. maurohenriqueabreu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5725
Fabiana Vargas-FerreiraDepartment of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-4737

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 305806/2023-8Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess and compare the prevalence of dental caries in children and adolescents with and without ASD and identify associated factors. Following the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases, yielding 2,103 studies, from which 25 met inclusion criteria. The primary outcome measure was caries prevalence, analyzed through clinical assessments. Risk of bias was evaluated using an adapted Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Statistical analysis was performed with Review Manager, using random-effects models to account for heterogeneity, which was assessed with I

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderDental CariesAdolescentChildHumansPrevalenceAutismDental cariesOral healthSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID39976759

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