en کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Purpose:</strong> The purpose was to explore the relationship between the level of functioning (listening/talking/reading/daily self-care/care at home/social skills) of three to 21-year-old patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and their oral health and oral health-related behavior (brushing, flossing, dental visits). </p><p> <strong>Methods:</strong> Survey data were collected from 85 parents of ASD patients. Patients' level of functioning was determined with a short version of the Survey Interview Form of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (2nd edition). </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> The patients ranged from very low to high levels of functioning. Oral health correlated with the ability to: listen (r=.53 P<.001) talk (r=.40 P<.001) read (r=.30 P<.01) engage in daily self-care (r=.36 P<.001) engage in care at home (r=.44 P<.001) and demonstrate social skills (r=.36 P<.001). The parents' comfort levels concerning brushing and flossing their children's teeth and taking their children to the dentist varied considerably and correlated with children's level of functioning. Frequency of tooth-brushing correlated with listening skills (r=31 P<.01) the frequency of flossing correlated with the ability to talk (r=.31 P<.01). </p><p> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Understanding the relationships between level of functioning of children with ASDs and their oral health and oral health-related behavior could increase dentists' ability to provide the best possible care for these patients. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry </p><p><a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd/2012/00000034/00000007/art00004jsessionid=4o0gn22f62csr.alice" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; ORAL HEALTH; TOOTHBRUSHING; ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-938&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Taryn N Weil 10031947532846004093 10031947532846004093 No Washington, D.C., USA Inglehart Marita Rohr USA. mri@umich.edu 10031947532846004094 10031947532846004094 Yes School of Dentistry; Department of Psychology, College of Literature, Science and Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich