@article{ref1,
title="Occurrence of traumatic dental injuries among preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder",
journal="Pakistan journal of medical sciences quarterly",
year="2018",
author="Al-Sehaibany, Fares S.",
volume="34",
number="4",
pages="859-863",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the occurrence of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) among Saudi preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and compare it with Saudi preschool children without ASD. <br><br>METHODS: This study was conducted on a randomly selected sample of three to five year old Saudi preschool children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The sample consisted of two groups; a study group (SG) of 257 ASD children, and a control group (CG) of age- and gender-matched 257 children without ASD. Clinical examinations were performed at selected ASD centers and kindergartens to determine the occurrence of TDIs based on modified World Health Organization (WHO) classification system. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 514 children examined, 108 (21.0%) had suffered TDIs. The prevalence of TDIs was significantly higher in the SG (25.7%) children than the CG (16.3%) [<i>p</i>=0.012]. The primary maxillary central incisors were the most commonly affected teeth in both the groups; significantly more in CG (72.9%) than SG (50.1%) [p=0.017]. Enamel fracture was the most frequent type of TDI in both the groups; significantly more in CG (29.2%) than SG (21.1%) [<i>p</i>=0.032]. Luxation injuries and tooth avulsions were significantly higher in the SG than the CG (<i>p</i>=0.028). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of TDIs was higher in Saudi preschool children with ASD than in non-ASD children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1682-024X",
doi="10.12669/pjms.344.15681",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.344.15681"
}