Evaluation of a multicomponent intervention for diurnal bruxism in a young child with autism.
Bruxism, forceful grinding of one's teeth together, can produce destructive outcomes such as wear on the teeth and damaged gums and bone structures. The current study implemented a multicomponent intervention that consisted of vocal and physical cues to decrease rates of bruxism. A partial component analysis suggested that the vocal cue was only effective at decreasing levels of bruxism when paired with a simultaneous physical cue.
Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Tarzana, California 91356, USA.
Emily L
EL
Barnoy
Adel C
AC
Najdowski
Jonathan
J
Tarbox
Arthur E
AE
Wilke
Megan D
MD
Nollet
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D020186:Sleep Bruxism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires