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A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is close to 1% in the United States of America and other countries. Special attention should be given to oral health in individuals with ASD as they are often affected by oral diseases. However, gingival health in children with ASD and adolescents is...

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Autores principales: AlOtaibi, Ahmed, Ben Shaber, Saad, AlBatli, Abdulaziz, AlGhamdi, Talal, Murshid, Ebtissam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34803276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2021.02.006
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author AlOtaibi, Ahmed
Ben Shaber, Saad
AlBatli, Abdulaziz
AlGhamdi, Talal
Murshid, Ebtissam
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Ben Shaber, Saad
AlBatli, Abdulaziz
AlGhamdi, Talal
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description The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is close to 1% in the United States of America and other countries. Special attention should be given to oral health in individuals with ASD as they are often affected by oral diseases. However, gingival health in children with ASD and adolescents is controversial in terms of the severity of disease and number of people affected. AIM: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the gingival health status of children and adolescents with ASD. METHODS: The search was conducted using eight databases for articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. This search produced 742 relevant papers, but only five with sufficient data on gingival and plaque indices were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review and meta-analysis. RESULTS: The homogeneity of the sample was tested using the Cohen Q test, which identified significant heterogeneity (P < 0.0001), indicating the use of the random effect’s standard mean difference. Significantly higher gingival index and plaque index values were found in children and adolescents with ASD than in children without ASD. CONCLUSION: Individuals with ASD need help and better access to oral healthcare. Further investigation is needed with regard to gingival health in individuals with ASD and caries risk assessment to understand how this disorder affects oral health. A standardized index for gingival health will help in the inclusion of more studies to assess gingival health in children and adolescents with ASD.
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spelling pubmed-85895772021-11-19 A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder AlOtaibi, Ahmed Ben Shaber, Saad AlBatli, Abdulaziz AlGhamdi, Talal Murshid, Ebtissam Saudi Dent J Review Article The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is close to 1% in the United States of America and other countries. Special attention should be given to oral health in individuals with ASD as they are often affected by oral diseases. However, gingival health in children with ASD and adolescents is controversial in terms of the severity of disease and number of people affected. AIM: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the gingival health status of children and adolescents with ASD. METHODS: The search was conducted using eight databases for articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. This search produced 742 relevant papers, but only five with sufficient data on gingival and plaque indices were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review and meta-analysis. RESULTS: The homogeneity of the sample was tested using the Cohen Q test, which identified significant heterogeneity (P < 0.0001), indicating the use of the random effect’s standard mean difference. Significantly higher gingival index and plaque index values were found in children and adolescents with ASD than in children without ASD. CONCLUSION: Individuals with ASD need help and better access to oral healthcare. Further investigation is needed with regard to gingival health in individuals with ASD and caries risk assessment to understand how this disorder affects oral health. A standardized index for gingival health will help in the inclusion of more studies to assess gingival health in children and adolescents with ASD. Elsevier 2021-11 2021-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8589577/ /pubmed/34803276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2021.02.006 Text en © 2021 King Saud University https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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AlGhamdi, Talal
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A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
title A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
title_full A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
title_fullStr A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
title_full_unstemmed A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
title_short A systematic review of population-based gingival health studies among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34803276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2021.02.006
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