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Jacobo Limeres-Posse1, Patricia Castaño-Novoa, Maite Abeleira-Pazos
1Unidad de Pacientes Especiales, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología (USC), c/ Entrerríos sn, 15782 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain, jacobo.limeres@usc.es.
Abstract:
Dental treatment in patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be complicated due to the presence of behavioral alterations. In this group, there are no specific behavioral profiles that allow dentist to anticipate the attitude that a patient will show during a visit. Thus, behavioral attitudes have been described that vary from total permissiveness and collaboration during even bloody procedures, to the absolute impossibility in conducting a simple oral examination. There is no effective behavioral management technique for all ASD patients. Prior information, such as the type of ASD or the presence of certain concurrent pathologies can help predict the patient's likely behavior. Therefore, gathering all the information in a preliminary interview with the parents/guardians of the patient is recommended. Knowing these factors will allow individualized behavioral management strategies to be designed and facilitates the planning of dental treatment.
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