Oral health care concerns among autism patients: A review.

Abstract

Autism is a developmental disorder mostly affecting neural and developmental skills with problems in learning, communication and repetitive behaviour. It has become more highlighted over the past few decades because of the increasing awareness, survey tools and research worldwide. Existing worldwide, this disorder affects the normal lifestyle of the affected people since childhood and continues with the same pace through lifetime. Due to poor neuromuscular coordination, it also affects the normal orofacial dynamics of an individual and manifests as multiple oral disorders. Therefore it's of interest to report known data on the oral manifestations of this spectral disorder and various approaches at varied levels to maintain a harmonious oral environment.