Oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with autism spectrum disorders and neurotypical peers: a nested case-control questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with autism following an oral preventive regimen (ASDsP) was compared to that of children with autism without a preventive regimen (ASDsNP) and of neurotypical peers (NT).

Methods

An online survey was carried out using the Parental/Caregiver Perception Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and the Family Impact Scale (FIS). Scores were assigned to items, with the total score ranging from 0 to 120 (worst QoL). The median scores were compared amongst groups using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. A multivariate linear regression assessed the relationship between questionnaire scores and demographical variables.

Results

Overall, 168 questionnaires from the ASDsP and the ASDsNP groups, respectively, and 336 from th

SUBMITTER: Salerno C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11972231 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature