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Evaluation of Visual Pedagogy in Dental Check-Ups and Preventive Practices Among 6–12-Year-Old Children With Autism Publisher Pubmed



Nilchian F1 ; Shakibaei F2 ; Jarah ZT3
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  1. 1. Dental Materials Research Center, Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Published:2017


Abstract

This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of visual pedagogy in dental check-ups and preventive practices among children with autism aged 6–12. In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, the cooperation of 40 children with autism age 6–12. The selected children were equally divided into two groups of case and control (n = 20). The obtained data were analyzed by statistical tests, including Chi square and independent t test. The results of Cochran showed a significant increase in children’s cooperation with regard to fluoride therapy in the case group by repeating the visit and training sessions (p ≤ 0.001). The findings of this study demonstrated, visual pedagogy was merely effective in the case of fluoride therapy in the case group. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.