Are adults with autism receiving regular preventive dental services?
adult
autism spectrum disorder
autistic disorder
dental care
dental care for disabled
Journal
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
ISSN: 1754-4505
Titre abrégé: Spec Care Dentist
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8103755
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Jan 2023
Historique:
revised:
10
05
2022
received:
04
03
2022
accepted:
11
05
2022
pubmed:
1
6
2022
medline:
21
1
2023
entrez:
31
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the frequency of preventive dental care among adults with autism and explore factors associated with receiving regular preventive care. De-identified data was collected from electronic health records of 18-year-old or older patients with autism that had at least one preventive dental procedure recorded. The data was then analyzed to describe the frequency of preventive dental procedures provided for this population and investigate what variables are associated with regular care. Sample size was 119, 67% were males, average age was 30.8 years, and 58% had Medicaid. Average BMI was 42.8, the prevalence of diabetes and heart disease were 16% and 34%, respectively, and 86% reported mental health problems. Recreational drug use was 6.8%, alcohol use was 19%, and tobacco use 16%. Xerostomia was reported by 32%, and the average number of medications was 7.2 ± 5.5. The average number of preventive dental visits was 7.9 ± 10.6, and 35% of the patients had at least one preventive dental visit per year. Only number of medications had a statistically significant association with number of preventive dental visits. Only one in every three adults with autism had at least one preventive dental visit per year.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35636432
doi: 10.1111/scd.12738
pmc: PMC10084249
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
3-8Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Special Care in Dentistry published by Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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