Oral hygiene behaviours in children aged six to 12 years with autism spectrum disorder from the Escuela Básica Pablo Barinas San Cristóbal, period September - December 2023.

It has been reported that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have poor oral hygiene due to the presence of motor limitations that significantly affect the development of daily hygiene techniques. The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene behaviours of children with ASD aged between six and 12 years in the Pablo Barinas Primary School in San Cristóbal. A cross-sectional analytical observational study was carried out on 30 students from Pablo Barinas Basic School. All the students were examined with a tongue depressor under artificial light, with operator A carrying out the clinical observation and operator B taking notes in the clinical record prepared for this study, consisting of a personal data section and an odontogram to record the clinical findings. The following parameters were taken into account: presence of carious lesions, bacterial plaque and signs of bruxism, digital suction, mouth breathing. The CPOD index for the permanent dentition and the ceo-d index for the primary dentition were used to record teeth with carious lesions, filled, missing or indicated for extraction. Bruxism was identified clinically from wear facets on the incisal edge and occlusal surfaces, while digital sucking and mouth breathing were assessed from palatal depth and parental questions. In conclusion, children with autistic spectrum disorder are not very cooperative patients, which makes their clinical care difficult, so it is suggested that parents take their children to the dentist for preventive dental care from a very early age, which is a very effective technique for these patients, avoiding future longer consultations and invasive treatments.

研究表明，患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童由于存在显著影响日常卫生技术发展的运动限制，口腔卫生状况普遍不佳。本研究旨在确定位于圣克里斯托瓦尔的帕布洛·巴里纳斯小学中六至十二岁自闭症儿童群体的口腔卫生行为。对帕布洛·巴里纳斯基础学校的30名学生进行了一项横断面分析性观察研究。所有学生均在人工光源下使用舌板进行检查，由操作员A进行临床观察，操作员B则负责记录本研究专门准备的病历，该病历包括个人数据部分和一份牙位图，用于记录临床发现。考虑的参数包括龋齿病变、牙菌斑以及磨牙、指吸、口呼吸的迹象。使用永久牙列的CPOD指数和乳牙列的CEO-D指数记录患有龋齿、填充、缺失或需拔除的牙齿。通过检查切缘和咬合面的磨损面来临床识别磨牙，从腭深度和家长的提问中评估指吸和口呼吸。综上所述，患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童往往不太合作，这使得他们的临床护理变得困难，因此建议家长从非常年幼时便带孩子们去看牙医进行预防性牙科护理，这对这些患者来说是一种非常有效的技术，可以避免未来更长时间的咨询和侵入性治疗。