Autistic children: experience and severity of dental caries between 1980 and 1995 in Kagoshima City, Japan.
The present study indicates that experience and severity of dental caries in 1995 showed a clear decrease from observations in 1980 in Kaogsima City, Japan. This decline may be attributed to several factors such as the qualitative and quantitative improvements in treatment of caries, more regular visits to dental clinics, improved daily oral hygiene, and changes in dietary pattern.
Morinushi
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, Kagoshima-shi, Japan. mori@dentb.hal.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Ueda
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Tanaka
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D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003740:Dental Clinics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence