Open AccessOral health status and parental perception of child oral health related quality-of-life of children with autism in Bangalore, India
Author(s) -
Richa Richa,
R Yashoda,
Manjunath P Puranik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.130967
Subject(s) - autism , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , oral health , deciduous teeth , cross sectional study , oral hygiene , dentistry , psychiatry , nursing , pathology
Children with autism present with the physical-mental impairments and oral problems, which may have an impact on their quality-of-life (QoL). The aim of the following study was to assess oral health status and parental perception of child oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children with autism.