Title
Comparative assessment of oral placement therapy combining B-ARM chewing tube and speech therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders
Authors
Sujata Datta*, Ashjan Ashraf Batha, Deepti Jawa, Apurva Chadha, Shipra Jaidka & Madhuri Gupta
Affiliation
Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Divya Jyoti College of Dental Science and Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India; *Corresponding author
Sujata Datta - E-mail: suju9089@gmail.com
Ashjan Ashraf Batha - E-mail: ashjanbatha@gmail.com
Deepti Jawa - E-mail: jawadeepti@rediffmail.com
Apurva Chadha - E-mail: apurvachadha194@gmail.com
Shipra Jaidka - E-mail: shiprajaidka2@gmail.com
Madhuri Gupta - E-mail: bhuvandentist@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025
Abstract
The impact of oral placement therapy using B-ARM chewing tube along with speech therapy in terms of muscle tonicity and drooling in children with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is of interest. 30 children with ASD in the age group of 5-10 years were selected for the study. They were divided into two equal group with speech therapy B-ARM chewy tube provided to experimental group (N=15), while the control group (N=15) was given only speech therapy. The muscle tonicity and drooling of saliva were assessed for both groups using surface electromyography and the drooling severity scale, respectively before and after 3 months. Thus, B-ARM was recommended as an effective tool for oral placement therapy for children with ASD.
Keywords
Autism spectrum disorders, B-ARM, drooling, oral placement therapy, surface electromyography
Citation
Datta et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 2040-2043 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
