The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Spec Care Dentist. 2021 Sep;41(5):553-558. doi: 10.1111/scd.12596. Epub 2021 Apr 14.
PURPOSE/AIM: To investigate demographic and systemic health characteristics, and the types of dental procedures performed for adults with autism that had sought care at a dental school.
De-identified data were collected from the records of patients aged 18+ who have self-reported autism. Each patient's age, gender, BMI, mental health, heart disease, xerostomia, tobacco use, alcohol use, diabetes, use of drugs, seizures, and total number of medications, as well as the type and number of dental codes used in the care of that patient within each code category were included as variables.
The sample was composed by 244 patients. Mean age was 29.8 years (±12.3), 64.8% were males, and mean BMI was 29.9 (±8.1). Mental health condition was reported by 79.9%, heart disease by 25.4%, xerostomia by 21.7%, 20.9% reported using tobacco, 18.9% reported using alcohol, 14.8% reported having diabetes, 10.2% reported using drugs, and 3.7% reported having seizures. The median number of dental procedures per patient was nine, and exams, preventive, operative, and surgical procedures were the most common ones.
Adult patients with autism were overweight/obese young males. Most common dental procedures were exams, followed by preventive, operative, and surgical procedures.
调查在牙科学院寻求治疗的自闭症成年人的人口统计学和全身健康特征，以及所进行的牙科治疗类型。
从自报自闭症的 18 岁以上患者的记录中收集了匿名数据。每位患者的年龄、性别、BMI、心理健康状况、心脏病、口干症、吸烟、饮酒、糖尿病、用药、癫痫发作以及使用的药物总数，以及在每个代码类别中用于治疗该患者的牙科代码类型和数量都作为变量包括在内。
该样本由 244 名患者组成。平均年龄为 29.8 岁（±12.3），64.8%为男性，平均 BMI 为 29.9（±8.1）。心理健康状况由 79.9%的患者报告，心脏病由 25.4%的患者报告，口干症由 21.7%的患者报告，20.9%的患者报告吸烟，18.9%的患者报告饮酒，14.8%的患者报告患有糖尿病，10.2%的患者报告使用毒品，3.7%的患者报告癫痫发作。每位患者的牙科治疗中位数为 9 次，检查、预防、手术和外科手术是最常见的治疗类型。
自闭症成年患者为超重/肥胖的年轻男性。最常见的牙科治疗方法是检查，其次是预防、手术和外科手术。
