title: Oral Health Assessment of a Group of Children with Autism Disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this research was to determine the oral status of a group of children with autism.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational transversal study was carried out in 96 pediatric patients between the ages of 2 and 16 years old with a diagnosis of autism. The patients were assessed to determine the presence of caries with Index Caries (WHO criteria) and debris and calculus with the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, as well as the type of diet they followed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was established that 41.7% of the patients had caries, with the result of an index of DMFT= 0.96 and dmft =2.41. In terms of the periodontal health 59.4% suffered from calculus. The OHI-S was 3.4.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with autism exhibited a higher caries prevalence in primary teeth than in permanents. They also presented poor hygiene and an extensive presence of calculus.
authors.forename: Mariana C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morales-Chávez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Autism; Caries Index; Simplified Oral Hygiene Index