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This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of visual pedagogy in dental check-ups and preventive practices among children with autism aged 6–12. In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, the cooperation of 40 children with autism age 6–12. The selected children were equally divided into two groups of case and control (n = 20). The obtained data were analyzed by statistical tests, including Chi square and independent t test. The results of Cochran showed a significant increase in children’s cooperation with regard to fluoride therapy in the case group by repeating the visit and training sessions (p ≤ 0.001). The findings of this study demonstrated, visual pedagogy was merely effective in the case of fluoride therapy in the case group.
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The authors would like to appreciate Mrs. Mansoureh Hematian, the manager of Yavaran Zeinab center of autism, Mr. Saeidi, the founder of center and the trainers of center for their sincere cooperation in this study. All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the research committee of medical university of Esfahan and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. There is no conflict of interest for authors in this research.
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This article was prepared based on the doctoral thesis approved by the Medical Ethics and Research Office at the Isfahan University of Medical Scinces.
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Nilchian, F., Shakibaei, F. & Jarah, Z.T. Evaluation of Visual Pedagogy in Dental Check-ups and Preventive Practices Among 6–12-Year-Old Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 47, 858–864 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2998-8
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