Ramya Raja, Aruna Sharma, Bhuvaneshwari Ramesh, Eswari Ramassamy, Nivedha Esai Amudhan, Hari Prasath N, Ezhumalai Govindasamy
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目的：比较音乐与动作疗法（M&MT）和视觉教学法（VP）作为干预工具在促进自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童口腔健康方面的效果：72名7-15岁的自闭症谱系障碍儿童被随机分为两组（36人），第一组接受音乐与动作疗法，第二组接受视觉教学法。在基线和第一、第二、第三个月结束时记录牙菌斑和牙龈指数。并向他们的父母分发了感知问卷和评估刷牙技巧的核对表。组间比较采用独立 t 检验，组内比较采用配对 t 检验：第一组和第二组在第三个月末的平均牙菌斑指数得分（0.27 + 0.71，0.71 + 0.26），以及第一组和第二组在第三个月末的平均牙龈指数得分（0.29 + 0.15，0.62 + 0.26）均有统计学意义（P = 0.001）。第一组儿童的刷牙技能明显提高：结论：与第二组儿童相比，第一组患有 ASD 的儿童学习刷牙技能的速度更快。因此，可以得出结论：M&MT 是训练刷牙技能的有效工具：试验注册：CTRI/2022/10/046615（临床试验注册）。
Comparative Evaluation of Music and Movement Therapy and Visual Pedagogy as Interventional Tools in Promoting Oral Health in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Aim: To compare the effectiveness of music and movement therapy (M&MT) and visual pedagogy (VP) as interventional tools in promoting oral health in children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Materials and methods: Seventy-two children with ASD aged 7-15 years were randomized into two groups (N = 36), Group I received M&MT and Group II received VP. Plaque and gingival indices were recorded at baseline and the end of first, second, and third months. Perception questionnaires and a checklist to evaluate toothbrushing skills were distributed to their parents. An inter-group comparison with independent t-test and Intra group Comparison using paired t-test were performed.
Results: The mean plaque index score for Group I and II at the end of third month (0.27 + 0.71, 0.71 + 0.26), and the mean gingival index score for Group I and II at the end of third month 0.29 + 0.15, 0.62 + 0.26 which was statistically significant (p = 0.001). Significant improvement in toothbrushing skills was observed in children of Group I.
Conclusions: Children with ASD in Group I learnt toothbrushing skills expeditiously when compared to children in Group II. Therefore, it can be concluded that M&MT could be an effective tool in training toothbrushing skills.
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Special Care in Dentistry is the official journal of the Special Care Dentistry Association, the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. It is the only journal published in North America devoted to improving oral health in people with special needs.
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