Retrospective study of dental trauma in children with autism spectrum disorders: a paired study |
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| Authors: | Natália Silva Andrade Thaís Torres Barros Dutra Regina Fátima Fernandes BDS José Machado Moita Neto MA PhD Chemistry Regina Ferraz Mendes MA PhD Dentistry Raimundo Rosendo Prado Júnior MA PhD Dentistry |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Student, Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil;2. Integrated Centred of Special Education, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil;3. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil;4. Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry;5. professor, Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The objective was to evaluate the history of traumatic dental injury (TDI) among children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at the Centro Integrado de Educação Especial (CIES), in Teresina, Brazil. The dental records of 228 children, 114 with ASD (SG = study group) and 114 without ASD (CG = control group), paired by age, gender and socioeconomic characteristics between January 2007 and September 2014 were reviewed. Data were analyzed using chi‐square test and multivariate logistic regression (alpha = 5.0%). Dental trauma in SG was lower than in the CG (24.6% and 41.2%, respectively, p = 0.007). The risk of trauma was lower among males in SG (OR: 0.35; 95%CI: 0.18 to 0.67). The likelihood of TDI in SG was 3.17 higher in females than that of males (p = 0.040). The prevalence of TDI was lower in ASD individuals compared to controls. Dental trauma was higher among ASD girls than ASD boys. |
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| Keywords: | dental trauma prevalence primary tooth permanent tooth autism spectrum disorders |
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