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Oral health evaluation of autistics in a reference institution

Láyla Beatriz Garcia Lopes¹, Maria Karen Vasconcelos Fontenele¹, Beatriz Leal de Freitas¹, Francisco Dário de Sousa Carvalho¹, Ronaldo Carvalho Pinto de Almeida¹, Daniela Andrisia Teixeira Messias¹, Andressa dos Santos Sousa¹, Samuel Fontes Batista¹, Gardene Paiva Magalhães², Carlos Alberto Monteiro Falcão³, Cinthya do Melo Val³, Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz³

Summary

Autism is a complex developmental disorder with multiple etiologies and varying degrees of severity. The essential characteristics of Autistic Disorder are the presence of a compromised development in social interaction, communication. Regarding oral health, autistics have a high prevalence of caries and periodontal disease, factors related to their cariogenic diet and difficulties in oral hygiene, which are common in special patients. The objective of this research is to describe and analyze the oral health of these patients, as well as to identify the main oral diseases of patients with autism accompanied by the Association of mothers and friends of autistic people in Parnaíba City, Piauí, Brazil. This is a descriptive cross-sectional research, developed through a questionnaire applied to parents or guardians about behaviors, diet, medications, oral health routine and clinical examination of the assisted children. For data storage and extraction, SQLYOG software was used, then the data were exported to the Microsoft Excel program, proceeding with the descriptive analysis. There was a higher proportion of males, poor oral hygiene and presence of parafunctional habits. For a more humanized and comprehensive approach, patients needed multidisciplinary and specialized treatment. The data obtained by the research provided crucial information for development of improvements about the autistics oral health in Parnaíba city, contributing to the life quality of these patients.

Key words: autistic Disorder, oral health, exceptional child.

Received: 26 05 2022

Accepted for publishing: 23 12 2024

¹Dentistry School, Piauí State University, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

²Uninovafapi University Center, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

³Piauí State University, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Address correspondence to Maria Karen Vasconcelos Fontenele, Dentistry School, Piauí State University, Alexandre Alves de Oliveira Campus, São Sebastião AV, n 6100, 64205-010, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil.

E-mail address: karenguvf@gmail.com



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2024, Vol. 26, No. 4 CONTENTS REVIEWS Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of chronic maxillary sinusitis caused by fungal infections: A review of the literature Miglė Miškinytė, Vėjūnė Rupeikaitė, Bozena Barbara Sakson, Ričardas Kubilius 89 -94 Transition from fibrous to bony ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint: A narrative literature review Nijolė Krasilnikova, Airida Vaikšnytė, Akvilė Strazdaitė, Žygimantas Petronis 95-100 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Oral health evaluation of autistics in a reference institution Láyla Beatriz Garcia Lopes, Maria Karen Vasconcelos Fontenele, Beatriz Leal de Freitas, Francisco Dário de Sousa Carvalho, Ronaldo Carvalho Pinto de Almeida, Daniela Andrisia Teixeira Messias, Andressa dos Santos Sousa, Samuel Fontes Batista, Gardene Paiva Magalhães, Carlos Alberto Monteiro Falcão, Cinthya do Melo Val, Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz 101 -105 CASE REPORT An unusual case report of peri-implant cystic lesion Loutfi Salti, Khaled Al-ouf 106-110 © 2025 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2024; 26 (4): 101-5 31 KB Oral health evaluation of autistics in a reference institution Láyla Beatriz Garcia Lopes¹, Maria Karen Vasconcelos Fontenele¹, Beatriz Leal de Freitas¹, Francisco Dário de Sousa Carvalho¹, Ronaldo Carvalho Pinto de Almeida¹, Daniela Andrisia Teixeira Messias¹, Andressa dos Santos Sousa¹, Samuel Fontes Batista¹, Gardene Paiva Magalhães², Carlos Alberto Monteiro Falcão³, Cinthya do Melo Val³, Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz³ Summary Autism is a complex developmental disorder with multiple etiologies and varying degrees of severity. The essential characteristics of Autistic Disorder are the presence of a compromised development in social interaction, communication. Regarding oral health, autistics have a high prevalence of caries and periodontal disease, factors related to their cariogenic diet and difficulties in oral hygiene, which are common in special patients. The objective of this research is to describe and analyze the oral health of these patients, as well as to identify the main oral diseases of patients with autism accompanied by the Association of mothers and friends of autistic people in Parnaíba City, Piauí, Brazil. This is a descriptive cross-sectional research, developed through a questionnaire applied to parents or guardians about behaviors, diet, medications, oral health routine and clinical examination of the assisted children. For data storage and extraction, SQLYOG software was used, then the data were exported to the Microsoft Excel program, proceeding with the descriptive analysis. There was a higher proportion of males, poor oral hygiene and presence of parafunctional habits. For a more humanized and comprehensive approach, patients needed multidisciplinary and specialized treatment. The data obtained by the research provided crucial information for development of improvements about the autistics oral health in Parnaíba city, contributing to the life quality of these patients. Key words: autistic Disorder, oral health, exceptional child. Received: 26 05 2022 Accepted for publishing: 23 12 2024 ¹Dentistry School, Piauí State University, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil ²Uninovafapi University Center, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil ³Piauí State University, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil Address correspondence to Maria Karen Vasconcelos Fontenele, Dentistry School, Piauí State University, Alexandre Alves de Oliveira Campus, São Sebastião AV, n 6100, 64205-010, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil. E-mail address: karenguvf@gmail.com