Aljubour Ala, AbdElBaki Medhat, El Meligy Omar, Al-Jabri Basma, Sabbagh Heba
Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt.
Children (Basel). 2023 Jun 9;10(6):1040. doi: 10.3390/children10061040.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence has risen dramatically in recent decades; it is now common for children with ASD to seek dental care. Because their distinct behavioral patterns prevent them from receiving dental care in a traditional dental clinic, structured dental visual aids are required to help prepare them for their dental appointment. This study aimed to test the effect of "culturally adapted dental visual aids" in decreasing anxiety levels during dental visits in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial was performed. Sixty-four children with ASD ages 6-12 years were assigned randomly into test and control groups based on the type of dental visual aids they received. The test group received "culturally adapted dental visual aids" created especially for the study, and the control group received "regular dental visual aids". Anxiety levels were assessed before and after using both dental visual aids. All data were processed using SPSS version 25.0. The test group had a significant decrease in anxiety levels compared to the control group ( < 0.001). The "culturally adapted dental visual aids" have effectively reduced anxiety levels in children with ASD during dental visits.
近几十年来，自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的患病率急剧上升；现在，患有ASD的儿童寻求牙科护理很常见。由于他们独特的行为模式使他们无法在传统牙科诊所接受牙科护理，因此需要结构化的牙科视觉辅助工具来帮助他们为看牙预约做好准备。本研究旨在测试“文化适应性牙科视觉辅助工具”对降低自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童看牙期间焦虑水平的效果。进行了一项随机、对照、双盲临床试验。64名6至12岁的ASD儿童根据他们收到的牙科视觉辅助工具类型被随机分为试验组和对照组。试验组收到专门为该研究制作的“文化适应性牙科视觉辅助工具”，对照组收到“常规牙科视觉辅助工具”。在使用两种牙科视觉辅助工具之前和之后评估焦虑水平。所有数据均使用SPSS 25.0版本进行处理。与对照组相比，试验组的焦虑水平有显著下降（<0.001）。“文化适应性牙科视觉辅助工具”有效地降低了ASD儿童看牙期间的焦虑水平。
