Mother-to-child transmission of Streptococcus mutans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Bastos, Valéria de Abreu da Silva; Freitas-Fernandes, Liana Bastos; Fidalgo, Tatiana Kelly da Silva; Martins, Carla; Mattos, Cláudia Trindade; Souza, Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro de; Maia, Lucianne Cople

doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2014.12.001

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“…[24,32] Poureslami et al [24] described caries as a transmissible disease with both vertical (from mother to child) and horizontal (between members of a group) transmission of caries-related bacteria. [33] Our findings agree with Kawashita et al [34], who found that children with siblings, who had severe dental caries, have a higher risk of development of dental caries. Although the similarities regarding caries prevalence between siblings has been regarded as a transmission of bacteria and sharing of habits between siblings, there is always an additional vertical transmission with the parents.…”

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confidence: 93%

Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Hultquist

Bågesund

2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) risk factors are suspected to vary between regions with different caries prevalence. Aim: Identify ECC risk factors for 1-year-olds predicting dentin caries at 3 years of age in a region with low caries prevalence. Design: Caries risk was assessed by dental hygienist or dental assistant in 779 one-year-olds. The oral mutans streptococci (MS) score was performed from a tooth surface or (in pre-dentate children) from oral mucosa. A parental questionnaire with questions regarding family factors (siblings with or without caries), general health, food habits (night meals, breastfeeding, other beverage than water), oral hygiene habits and emerged teeth were answered by parents of the 1-year-olds. Dentin caries was assessed when the children were 3-year-olds. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were used for identification of caries-associated factors. Results: An increased caries risk was assessed in 4.4% of the 1-year-olds. Dentin caries was found in 2.6% of the 3-year-olds. Caries risk at 1 year was associated with caries at 3 years (OR ¼ 6.5, p ¼ .002). Multiple regression analysis found the variables Beverages other than water (OR ¼ 7.1, p < 0.001), Caries in sibling (OR ¼ 4.8, p ¼ .002), High level of MS (score 2-3) (OR ¼ 3.4, p ¼ .03) and Night meal (OR ¼ 3.0, p ¼ .03) to be associated with caries. The single variables Beverage other than water between meals and Caries in sibling were more reliable than Caries risk assessed performed by dental personnel. Conclusions: Behavioural, family and microbial factors are important when assessing caries risk among 1-year-olds in a region with low caries experience.

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Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study

Hultquist

Bågesund

2016

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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“…mutans infections in humans can begin with eruption of teeth [2,27]. In most infants, infection is transferred from the mouths of family members, particularly the mother [41]. S. mutans then colonizes the tooth surfaces and increases with age.…”

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Evaluation of the Proportion of Cariogenic Bacteria Associated with Dental Caries

Gotouda¹,

Shinozaki-Kuwahara²,

Taguchi³

et al. 2017

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Background: Public oral health surveys have shown that the prevalence of dental caries in adults is increasing worldwide, resulting in increased workload and costs of dental and other clinical oral health services. Total streptococci are broadly grouped into mutans streptococci and three other species. They constitute a majority of bacteria found in the mouth. Of the total streptococci, the group of bacteria that primarily causes dental caries is mutans streptococci, which consists of seven species. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is the mutans streptococcus most strongly associated with dental caries. To date, no simple culture assay (kit) has been developed for detecting S. mutans using plaque samples for caries risk assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the association between S. mutans and dental caries in adults based on the number and proportion of cariogenic bacteria in toothbrush plaque samples by culture methods to obtain basic data to develop clinical and chairside culture assay for caries risk assessment.

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“…Cariogenic bacteria are transmitted and attach to the surfaces of the teeth of children after tooth eruption mainly via bacterial transfer from the mouths of close relatives (especially mothers) [1,4,25]. S. mutans and S. sobrinus are known to inhabit the human mouth at particularly high rates and are associated with dental caries formation [2][3][4][5].…”

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confidence: 99%