Alterações sensoriais e sua interferência no atendimento odontológico de pacientes com transtorno do espectro autista

Abstract

It is frequent that people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) feel uncomfortable in environments that have a large sensory load, as this group often present a certain level of Sensory Disorder. The aim of this research is, through a descriptive literature review, describe what ASD is and to verify if the sensorial alterations interfere in the dental care of these patients. The keywords used for the searching were: “autism spectrum disorder”, "processing disorder" and "dentistry". The research was done on the platforms SCIELO, Google Scholar, PUBMED and books, within 20 articles were considered relevant to the topic, among books, articles and magazines in Portuguese and English, published between 2012 and 2022. Within the studies found, only those related to the health area were used. Based on the research, it was noted that, among the authors, it indicates a high prevalence of patients with sensory alterations and that a distinctive approach for this group is necessary. From the analysis of the selected data, it was concluded that the sensorial alterations in autistic patients are significant and that it interferes on the dental care of these patients.