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Primary study · included by 1 review

Association Between Feeding Problems and Oral Health Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Leiva-Garcia 2019 · Leiva-García Beatriz, Planells Elena, Planells Del Pozo Paloma, et al. · Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019

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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 Leiva-Garcia 2019 · Tables 3 and 4; Figure 2; reference 36
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
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 participantsLow
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 participantsLow

1 including review in total.