Autism Disorder (AD): An Updated Review for Paediatric Dentists.
Over the past two decades, there has been an explosion of interest in Autism Disorder (AD). Knowledge and awareness on the condition has grown exponentially at all levels among the general public, parents, health professionals, the research community and more recently, at parliamentary level. The world has begun to recognize the scope of this problem and act internationally and locally to improve the lives of the growing number of individuals and families affected by this devastating disorder. This article reviews the dental literature since 1969 and it summarizes characteristics of patients with AD, oral health status and dental management of patients with AD.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, C.S.I. College of Dental Sciences and Research Hospital , 129, East Veli Street, Madurai -625001, India .
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Senior Lecturer, Department of orthodontics & Dentofacial orthopedics, C.S.I. College of Dental Sciences and Research Hospital , 129, East Veli Street, Madurai -625001, India .
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Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tagore Dental college and Hospital , Chennai, India .
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Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, M.R. Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital , Bangalore, India .
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Autism disorder (AD); Dental management of AD; Oral health status in AD