Primary study · included by 1 review

Social Story Based Toothbrushing Education Versus Video-Modeling Based Toothbrushing Training on Oral Hygiene Status Among Male Students Aged 7-15 Years Old with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Tehran, Iran: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.

Piraneh 2023 · Piraneh Hedieh, Gholami Mahdia, Sargeran Katayoun, et al. · Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023

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Oral Health Interventions in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventional Studies.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2025 · cited as Piraneh 2023 · Table 2; reference list; Figures 5-6
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Plaque index (PI)
Oral health interventions (educational visual, verbal, booklet and procedural approaches; child and/or caregiver directed) vs Control or comparator interventions (e.g., conventional education, manual toothbrush, social story, passive video) · Last post-intervention measurement
SMD -0.73 [-1.02, -0.44]9 studies · 754 participantsLow
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S)
Oral health interventions (educational visual, verbal, booklet and procedural approaches; child and/or caregiver directed) vs Control or comparator interventions (e.g., conventional education, manual toothbrush, social story, passive video) · Last post-intervention measurement
SMD -1.386 [-1.843, -0.929]NRLow
Plaque indices combined (PI and OHI-S)
Oral health interventions (educational visual, verbal, booklet/leaflet; procedural) vs Control or comparator (conventional education, other modes, or standard care)
SMD -1.12 [-1.58, -0.65]11 studies · 794 participantsLow
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S)
Oral health interventions (educational visual, verbal, booklet and procedural approaches; child and/or caregiver directed) vs Control or comparator interventions (e.g., conventional education, manual toothbrush, social story, passive video) · Last post-intervention measurement
SMD -1.44 [-2.79, -0.08]4 studies · 287 participantsLow

1 including review in total.