The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of manual and powered tooth-brushing autistic children between 6- 12 years. 40 autistic children between the age group of 6-12 years were randomly selected. Baseline oral status was checked by simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S). Children were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 was given powered toothbrush and to group 2 manual tooth brush. The index was checked again at the end of 1st and 2nd month. A statistically significant reduction in the mean OHI- S scores was observed in group 2, while in group 1 there was highly significant reduction.
Powered tooth brushing shows promising result even in autistic children.
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2022: 6.012
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