Autism: the Aetiology, Management and Implications for Treatment Modalities from the Dental Perspective

From Volume 33, Issue 2, March 2006 | Pages 70-83

Authors

Leslie C T Chew

BSc(UBC), DDS(Mich), PDipDS(HK)

Private Practice, 6020-8171 Ackroyd Road, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6X 3K1

Articles by Leslie C T Chew

Nigel M King

BDS(Hons), MSc(Hons), FDS RCSEd, FDS RCS(Eng), LDSRCS, PhD

Professor in Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2/F, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong, P R China

Articles by Nigel M King

David O'Donnell

PhD(Lond), MSc (Lond), BDS (Newc), FCDSHK(Paed Dent), FHKAM(Dent Surg), FACD

Associate Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry, Hon. Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, The London Hospital Dental Institute, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK

Articles by David O'Donnell

Abstract

Autism is defined as a rare and severe psychiatric disorder of childhood. It is marked by severe difficulties in communicating, and forming relationships with other people, in developing language, repetitive and limited patterns of behaviour and obsessive resistance to small changes in familiar surroundings. Hence, affected children offer a special challenge to the practising dentist. To meet this challenge, it is necessary to understand the condition and how to manage its varying presentations in different individuals. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the topic of autism with an emphasis on the dental perspective.

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