Oral health findings and evaluation among autistic children in Saudi Arabia

Mustafa Abdullah Alshehri 1, * and Najla Mesfer Alghamdi 2

1 Department of Dentistry, Thadiq General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Dentistry, Princess Noura University, Saudi Arabia.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 09(02), 355–359.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.9.2.0595
Publication history: 
Received on 16 June 2023; revised on 23 July 2023; accepted on 26 July 2023
 
Abstract: 
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD often have challenges with socializing interacting with people around them, their behaviors and interests are restricted and repetitive. Children with ASD might face some difficulties in the way they learn or interact, which might interfere with their general health and especially their oral health, since they might need the dexterity and will of obtaining a good oral health.
We’ve conducted a study on some of the children with ASD in Saudi Arabia to screen their general oral health using the dmft system by the WHO.
The aim of this study is to analyze the oral health status of the ASD children in Saudi Arabia and to sense whether we need a room for improvement in their oral health awareness and knowledge.
 
Keywords: 
Autism; Dentistry; Oral Health; Children; ASD; Saudi Arabia
 
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