Evaluation of three different oral hygiene aids among 12 to 15 years Autism spectrum disorder children in Madurai - A Randomized control trial

This study is a randomized parallel group trial comparing three different oral hygiene aids such as conventional toothbrush, Electric toothbrush and water flosser. Each group contains 15 Autism children. Brushing technique and oral health education is given to parents /caretakers and reinforced every month till the completion of the study. Baseline data collected using indices (such as plaque index, gingival index and oral hygiene index-simplified) and questionnaire to caretakers. Data collection using indices is done in 1st month , 3rd month and 6th month.Questionnaire is also collected during 6th month data collection. Questionnaire contains questions regarding attitude and practice of oral hygiene of autism children. From the datas collected we can come to a conclusion of which oral hygiene aid is better and we can extrapolate to all autism children.