Dental Treatment of Autistic Patients: Literature Review and Report of a Case

自閉症兒童之牙科治療－文獻回顧與病例報告

蘇若梅(Jo-Mei Su)

《臺灣兒童牙醫學雜誌》 5卷1期 (2005/03) Pp. 19-25

https://doi.org/10.6319/TJPD.2005.5(1).4

摘要

自閉症是廣泛性發展異常中之一嚴重型態，其特徵為溝通能力不良、社交能力不良及既定的行為模式。其發生率約萬分之二十二，在大多數的研究中，男與女的比例為3:1到4:1。由於其溝通以及社交能力的不良，使得牙科治療及維護口腔衛生習慣的工作對照護者及牙醫師成為很大的挑戰。本文將對自閉症作一文獻回顧及討論自閉兒的牙科治療。

關鍵字

廣泛性發展異常 ； 自閉症 ； 社交能力不良 ； 溝通能力不良 ； 固定性行為模式

並列摘要

Autism is a severe form of a group of disorders termed pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and is characterized by impairments in social relatedness and communication skills and by unusual activities and interests such as rituals, stereotypes, and poor play skills. The overall prevalence of PDD is about 22 per 10,000 births. In most studies, the boy to girl ratio is 3:1 to 4:1. Due to their impairment in socialization and communication, dental treatment and dental habit become a challenge to caregivers as well as dentists. This article will review the general aspects of autism and discuss dental treatment for autistic patients.

並列關鍵字

Pervasive Developmental Disorders ； Autism ； Socialization Impairment ； Communication Impairment ； Ritual/Stereotyped Behavior