Yoga therapy as an adjunct to traditional tooth brushing training methods in children with autism spectrum disorder

Aim To evaluate if yoga could be an adjunct to regular training methods in training brushing skill to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Seventy‐two children with ASD aged 7‐15 years were selected and divided into two groups (N = 36). Children in Group I received visual pedagogy a...

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Published in:Special care in dentistry 2019-11, Vol.39 (6), p.551-556
Main Authors: Ramassamy, Eswari, Gajula Shivashankarappa, Prathima, Adimoulame, Sanguida, Meena, Ramanathan, Elangovan, Harikrishnan, Govindasamy, Ezhumalai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autistic children
Child
Children
Dental Plaque
Dental Plaque Index
Dentistry
Humans
learning
motor skills
oral health
Oral hygiene
Pedagogy
Statistical analysis
Teeth
Toothbrushes
Toothbrushing
Yoga
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Summary:Aim To evaluate if yoga could be an adjunct to regular training methods in training brushing skill to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Seventy‐two children with ASD aged 7‐15 years were selected and divided into two groups (N = 36). Children in Group I received visual pedagogy and video modeling and children in Group II received visual pedagogy and video modeling with yoga. Plaque and gingival indices (PI and GI) were recorded at baseline and at the end of first, second, third, and sixth month. The scores were summarized as mean and standard deviation and inter‐group comparison was done using independent t‐test. Results Inter‐group comparison of mean plaque and gingival indices scores were statistically significant at second month (P = .039 for PI and P = .009 for GI). The scores were statistically significant even at third month (P = .001 for PI and P = .002 for GI) and sixth month (P = .001 PI and GI), with children in Group II demonstrating better oral hygiene. Conclusion Yoga training can be used as an adjunct to enhance tooth brushing learning capabilities of children with ASD in addition to visual modeling and pedagogy.
ISSN:0275-1879
1754-4505
DOI:10.1111/scd.12422