关键词: 孤独症, 龋病, 牙周病

Abstract: Objective To assess dental caries experience and periodontal treatment needs among children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods A cross-sectional,comparative case-control study was used,in which dental caries experience of 60 children with ASD was compared with that of 60 controls.The children with ASD were recruited from Centre of Children with ASD.Controls were recruited from school children and matched for age,gender and socioeconomic status.DMFT,dmft for dental caries experience and CPITN for periodontal treatment needs were calculated according to WHO criteria by a calibrated examiner.Scores for DMFT,dmft as well as CPITN indices were compared using bivariate analysis. Results The data analyzed for this study comprised observations from a group of children (cases = 60) diagnosed with ASD matched with healthy children (controls= 60).Consequently,each group consisted of 46 males and 14 females aged 3~14 years old (mean 7.29 ± 3.11).The ASD children showed significantly lower means for dmft and higher means for DMFT teeth as well as higher periodontal treatment needs (P＜0.05). Conclusion Children with ASD are found to have lower dmft scores and higher DMFT scores,the unmet periodontal treatment needs is higher than that of unaffected control children.

Key words: autistic spectrum disorders, dental caries, periodontal diseases