Importance of Desensitization for Autistic Children in Dental Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dental treatment in special needs patients, including children with autism, can be accomplished by reducing the behaviors that can reduce fear, as it has been demonstrated in other studies. The present study aims to examine the influence of the latency time elapsing between desensitization and the real dental situation on facilitating the access of children with autism to dental treatment.

Study design

Nineteen patients with autism, who were aged 3-14 years and attended the Special Education Center in Madrid but were living with their parents at home, were selected for the study. All children in the sample were subjected to a desensitization process before attending the real dental office. Two study groups were established: the latency period between the last dese

SUBMITTER: Martinez Perez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10217695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature