MEASUREMENT OF STRESS HORMONES IN SALIVA IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN USING SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION AND VIDEO SELF-MODELING

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: F949- Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecifiedHealth Condition 3: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecifiedHealth Condition 4: K088- Other specified disorders of teethand supporting structures

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1)Children with autism spectrum disorder between the age group of 6-12 years who can understand audio, visual and verbal commands.

2)Children with autism spectrum disorder who need non-invasive dental care like atraumatic restoration, hand scaling, pit and fissure sealants, etc.

3)Children whose parents are well motivated and have knowledge about autism spectrum disorder and willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Children with autism spectrum disorder who cannot communicate verbally, who have audio and visual impairments.

2)Children with autism who need dental care like pulp therapy, extraction or minor surgical procedures.

3)Uncooperative children

4)Children whose parents are not willing to give their consent

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy between systematic desensitization and video self- modeling as behavior guidance technique and estimation of salivary cortisol levels in children with autism spectrum disorder.Timepoint: 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1)To estimate salivary cortisol levels in children with autism spectrum disorder prior to dental treatment <br/ ><br>2)To estimate the salivary cortisol levels in children with autism spectrum disorder after using the systematic desensitisation as behaviour guidance technique. <br/ ><br>3)To estimate the salivary cortisol levels in children with autism spectrum disorder after using the video self-modeling as behavior guidance technique. <br/ ><br>4)To compare the salivary cortisol levels between the two groups. <br/ ><br>5)To compare the efficiency between the two non-pharmacological behavior guidance techniques. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 18 months