Citation

Andrade NS, Dutra TT, Fernandes RF, Moita Neto JM, Mendes RF, Prado Júnior RR. Spec. Care Dentist. 2016; 36(5): 260-264.

Affiliation

Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry; professor, Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Special Care Dentistry Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/scd.12180

PMID

27114111

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the history of traumatic dental injury (TDI) among children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at the Centro Integrado de Educação Especial (CIES), in Teresina, Brazil. The dental records of 228 children, 114 with ASD (SG = study group) and 114 without ASD (CG = control group), paired by age, gender and socioeconomic characteristics between January 2007 and September 2014 were reviewed. Data were analyzed using chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression (alpha = 5.0%). Dental trauma in SG was lower than in the CG (24.6% and 41.2%, respectively, p = 0.007). The risk of trauma was lower among males in SG (OR: 0.35; 95%CI: 0.18 to 0.67). The likelihood of TDI in SG was 3.17 higher in females than that of males (p = 0.040). The prevalence of TDI was lower in ASD individuals compared to controls. Dental trauma was higher among ASD girls than ASD boys.

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Language: en