Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Dec;41(12):1629-34. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1188-y.
The purpose of this study is to report base line information about characteristics, and dental experiences of a group of autistic children in three major cities of Saudi Arabia. Most of the children (76.2%) included in the study were diagnosed with autism before the age of 5 years. More than half of the children (53.7%) had no previous dental experience while 33% were treated under general anesthesia. The American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations should be applied in Saudi Arabia to help improve the average age of diagnosis and make a positive effect on children with autism and their families. Regular visits to dental clinics should be recommended to all families with autistic children to reduce dental disease.
本研究旨在报告沙特阿拉伯三个主要城市一组自闭症儿童的特征和牙科经历的基线信息。研究中纳入的大多数儿童（76.2%）在 5 岁之前被诊断为自闭症。超过一半的儿童（53.7%）没有之前的牙科治疗经验，而 33%的儿童在全身麻醉下接受治疗。美国儿科学会的建议应该在沙特阿拉伯实施，以帮助提高自闭症儿童的平均诊断年龄，并对自闭症儿童及其家庭产生积极影响。应建议所有自闭症儿童的家庭定期到牙科诊所就诊，以减少儿童的牙科疾病。
