Primary study · included by 1 review

Dental caries experience and periodontal treatment needs of children with autistic spectrum disorder.

Fakroon 2015 · Fakroon S, Arheiam A, Omar S · European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2015

Included by

Oral hygiene and caries experience in children with down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Fakroon 2015 · Tables 3 and 4; Figure 2; reference 47

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
DMFT (permanent teeth caries experience) Autism spectrum disorder (exposure) vs Healthy neurotypical controls · Cross-sectional (single assessment)	MD 0.29 [-0.53, 1.11]	12 studies · 1937 participants	Low
dmft (primary teeth caries experience) Autism spectrum disorder (exposure) vs Healthy neurotypical controls · Cross-sectional (single assessment)	MD -0.33 [-1.49, 0.82]	10 studies · 1539 participants	Low

1 including review in total.