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Primary study · included by 1 review

Dietary Sugar Exposure and Oral Health Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case-control Study.

Moorthy 2022 · Moorthy Lakshmi, Dixit Uma B, Kole Rachita C, et al. · Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022

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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 Moorthy 2022 · Tables 3 and 4; Figure 2; reference 53
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
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S)
Autism spectrum disorder (exposure) vs Healthy neurotypical controls · Cross-sectional (single assessment)
MD 0.31 [-1.37, 1.98]2 studies · 420 participantsLow

1 including review in total.