Autoextraction in a child with autistic spectrum disorder.

Autor: Ross-Russell M; Community Dental Department, Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely. maria.ross-russell@southcambs-pct.nhs.uk, Sloan P
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: British dental journal [Br Dent J] 2005 Apr 23; Vol. 198 (8), pp. 473-4.
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812250
Abstrakt: Many children with mild/moderate autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) receive care in general dental practice. We report a seven year old boy with ASD presenting with dental pain who auto-extracted one of his deciduous canines. Children with ASD may have hyposensitivity to pain and can exhibit unusual forms of self-injurious behaviour.
Databáze: MEDLINE