Table 2.
Distribution of the different kinds of trauma, affected lips with their prevalent lesions, treatments, associated lesions and disorders, and long-term management in the sample and the control group.
| Autistic group | Control group | P value | |
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| Dental trauma type | |||
| Enamel fracture | 19 (54%) | 22 (63%) | <0.012∗ |
| Enamel/dentin/pulp fracture | 11 (31%) | 2 (6%) | |
| Root fracture | 4 (11%) | 4 (11%) | |
| Avulsion | 1 (3%) | 7 (20%) | |
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| Soft tissue lip injury location | |||
| Upper lip and lower lip | 0 (0%) | 7 (20%) | <0.005∗ |
| Lower lip | 35 (100%) | 28 (80%) | |
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| Soft tissue lip injury type | |||
| Erosion and ulcerations | 33 (94%) | 33 (94%) | |
| Erosion | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | |
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| Treatments | |||
| Composite restorative technique | 12 (34%) | 17 (49%) | <0.057 |
| Composite restorative technique and root canal therapy | 9 (26%) | 2 (6%) | |
| Checkup | 8 (23%) | 13 (37%) | |
| Tooth extraction | 6 (17%) | 3 (9%) | |
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| Associated soft tissue findings | |||
| Chin erosion | 19 (95%) | 24 (83%) | <0.20 |
| Finger biting | 1 (5%) | 5 (17%) | |
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| Associated disorders | |||
| Epilepsy | 9 (29%) | 11 (52%) | <0.089 |
| Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | 22 (71%) | 10 (48%) | |
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| Long-term management | |||
| Root canal therapy | 10 (50%) | 13 (81%) | <0.052 |
| Extraction | 10 (50%) | 3 (19%) | |
∗Significant at P < 0.05.