title: Autoextraction in a child with autistic spectrum disorder.
abstract: Many children with mild/moderate autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) receive care in general dental practice. We report a seven year old boy with ASD presenting with dental pain who auto-extracted one of his deciduous canines. Children with ASD may have hyposensitivity to pain and can exhibit unusual forms of self-injurious behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Community Dental Department, Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely. maria.ross-russell@southcambs-pct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ross-Russell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sloan
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014098:Toothache