Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review

The burden of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia remains unclear with a dearth of literature, which focus on risk factors, prevalence, or interventions. This study is a review of the published literature related to dental experiences of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-two studi...

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Main Author: Jehan AlHumaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-01-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101390522100122X
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description The burden of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia remains unclear with a dearth of literature, which focus on risk factors, prevalence, or interventions. This study is a review of the published literature related to dental experiences of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-two studies were included in this review, based on the predefined inclusion criteria which examined dental disease prevalence in children with ASD, identified the risk factors and the potential barriers to oral care. Results uncovered a lack of systematically published studies from Saudi Arabia which might have led to the limited development of effective oral health policies in the Kingdom. Identification of research gaps and potential intervention policies are needed to improve the oral health and quality of life of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia.
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spelling doaj-art-fa1632956a9b48e7acd284d6509abd3b2025-08-20T03:06:31ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522022-01-0134111010.1016/j.sdentj.2021.09.023Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature reviewJehan AlHumaid0Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrehman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaThe burden of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia remains unclear with a dearth of literature, which focus on risk factors, prevalence, or interventions. This study is a review of the published literature related to dental experiences of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-two studies were included in this review, based on the predefined inclusion criteria which examined dental disease prevalence in children with ASD, identified the risk factors and the potential barriers to oral care. Results uncovered a lack of systematically published studies from Saudi Arabia which might have led to the limited development of effective oral health policies in the Kingdom. Identification of research gaps and potential intervention policies are needed to improve the oral health and quality of life of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101390522100122XAutismAutism spectrum disorderAutisticDental cariesOral healthGingival disease
spellingShingle Jehan AlHumaid
Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
Saudi Dental Journal
Autism
Autism spectrum disorder
Autistic
Dental caries
Oral health
Gingival disease
title Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
title_full Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
title_fullStr Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
title_full_unstemmed Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
title_short Dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in Saudi Arabia: A literature review
title_sort dental experiences related to oral care of children with autism spectrum disorders in saudi arabia a literature review
topic Autism
Autism spectrum disorder
Autistic
Dental caries
Oral health
Gingival disease
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101390522100122X
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