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.
Barnoy
Emily L
EL
Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Tarzana, California 91356, USA.
Najdowski
Adel C
AC
Tarbox
Jonathan
J
Wilke
Arthur E
AE
Nollet
Megan D
MD
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