A REVIEW ON MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI IN HUMAN MOUTH

Apoorva Mehrotra;  ; Mohammad Iqbal; Waleed Khalil Al Dahlawi; WalaSaad Al Raddadi;  ;  ;

doi:10.21474/ijar01/12203

A REVIEW ON MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI IN HUMAN MOUTH

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12203 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 720-730

Author(s):

Apoorva Mehrotra ◽

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Mohammad Iqbal ◽

Waleed Khalil Al Dahlawi ◽

WalaSaad Al Raddadi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Microbial Ecology ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Oral Infections ◽

Complex Group

The streptococci constitute a large and complex group of bacteria that have widely varying characteristics and that under certain conditions are capable of independent pathogenicity. In human mouth, the viridians streptococci are one of the main groups of bacteria and they are the most commonly occurring microorganisms in oral infections including dental caries.

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Observational Study Regarding the Relationship between Nutritional Status, Dental Caries, Mutans Streptococci, and Lactobacillus Bacterial Colonies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073551 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3551

Author(s):

Eugen Silviu Bud ◽

Cristina Ioana Bica ◽

Oana Elena Stoica ◽

Alexandru Vlasa ◽

Daniela Eșian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Observational Study ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Positive Association ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Permanent Teeth ◽

Deciduous Teeth ◽

Dmft Index ◽

The Relationship ◽

Significant Health

The prevalence of dental caries and obesity is high as both raise significant health problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dental caries, the number of salivary colonies forming units of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB), and the nutritional status in a group of children from Transylvania. This observational study used a sample of 154 school children, aged 9 to 12 years. The prevalence of caries was measured using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for deciduous teeth (dmft index) and for permanent teeth (DMFT index). Height and weight were assessed for each subject, and their body mass index (BMI) percentile was calculated. Salivary levels of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB) were determined using the CRT Bacteria Test from Ivoclar Vivadent. In our study, we found a positive association between the BMI percentile, MS count, LB count, tooth brushing frequency, and the incidence of dental caries in children aged 9 to 12 years old. Future preventive programs should include nutrition control in order to prevent both the apparition of dental caries and obesity in children.

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Oral Health and Nutrition

10.2310/im.9038 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Carole. A. Palmer ◽

Zhangmuge Cheng

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Periodontal Diseases ◽

Oral Disease ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Oral Infections ◽

Surgeon General ◽

Optimal Health ◽

Health And Disease ◽

Oral Conditions

Oral diseases are among the most prevalent diseases affecting global health. In his report on the crisis in oral disease in America, the Surgeon General warned that one cannot be truly healthy without oral health. Oral health means freedom from all oral health problems; tooth decay (dental caries), periodontal diseases, tooth loss, oral-facial pain, oral cancer and the effects of its treatment, oral infections, craniofacial birth defects and more. The relationships between oral conditions and systemic health and disease are many and synergistic, and most involve dietary and/or systemic nutritional factors. Diet and nutrition can play important roles in the etiology, prevention, and/or management of oral conditions, as they do in overall health and disease. Today, all health professionals and educators need to be aware of and consider oral issues and their possible diet/nutritional implications as a component of optimal health care and education. This review article provides a brief overview of how diet and nutrition impact and are impacted by oral conditions, and offers general guidelines and resources for providing meaningful interventions throughout the life cycle. This review contains 3 figures, 3 tables, and 57 references Key Words: biofilm, cariogenic, dental caries, dental plaque, ECC-early childhood caries, lactobacillus, mucositis, non-cariogenic, periodontal disease, Streptococcus mutans

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Streptococcus Mutans Strains in Mother-Child Pairs of Children with Early Childhood Caries

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/1053-4625-43.4.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 252-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Priya Subramaniam ◽

Revathy Suresh

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Streptococcus Mutans ◽

Early Childhood Caries ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Similar Distribution ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Only Children ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Childhood Caries

Objective: Dental caries is both an infectious and transmissible disease. Maternal transfer of Mutans Streptococci occurs at an early age and is important in the initiation of dental caries in children. The aim of this study was to identify certain strains of Streptococcus mutans in mother-child pairs, of children with early childhood caries. Study design: Sixty mother-child pairs of healthy children aged 18–36 months were selected. Mothers with high levels of Streptococcus mutans in their saliva and only children with ECC were included. Dental plaque samples were collected from mother-child pairs. The plaque samples were stored, transferred to the laboratory and analyzed for Streptococcus mutans strains c, f, e and k, present in mother-child pairs using Real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique. Data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis for level of similarity in Streptococcus mutans strains present in mother-child pairs. Results: A similar distribution of Streptococcus mutans strains c, f and k was identified in 28 mother-child pairs. Streptococcus mutans strain e was seen in 18 pairs. Conclusion: Less than 50% of mother-child pairs showed similarity in distribution of Streptococcus mutans strains.

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Caries risk in children: determined by levels of mutans streptococci and Lactobaccilus

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/jcpd.29.4.16156896xt539001 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 329-333 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Luis Alejandro Aguilera Galaviz ◽

Gloria Premoli ◽

Anajulia Gonzalez ◽

Rafael Aguilar Rodriguez

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Good Predictor ◽

Risk Evaluation ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Caries Risk ◽

A Value ◽

The Relationship

Lactobacullus sp. and S. mutans are microorganisms with cariogenic capacity, however, their presence do not determine the presence of dental caries.We evaluated the relationship between the presence of Lactobacillus sp. and S. mutans and dental caries in a schoolchildren population. The relation PIDMFT have a value of significance p = 0.001489. In dental caries risk evaluation, the S. mutans and Lactobacillus sp. detection in saliva is a good predictor and contributing to the caries development.

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Trehalulose Does Not Induce Dental Caries in Rats Infected with Mutans Streptococci

Caries Research ◽

10.1159/000261376 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 277-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

T. Ooshima ◽

A. Izumitani ◽

T. Minami ◽

T. Fujiwara ◽

Y. Nakajima ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Mutans Streptococci

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Mutans Streptococci and Dental Caries: A New Statistical Modeling Approach

Caries Research ◽

10.1159/000486103 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 246-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tariq S. Ghazal ◽

Steven M. Levy ◽

Noel K. Childers ◽

Knute D. Carter ◽

Daniel J. Caplan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Survival Data ◽

Mutans Streptococci ◽

Time Dependent ◽

Caries Experience ◽

Acquisition Time ◽

Hazard Modeling ◽

Initial Caries

Survival analyses have been used to overcome some of the limitations encountered with other statistical analyses. Although extended Cox hazard modeling with time-dependent variables has been utilized in several medical studies, it has never been utilized in assessing the complex relationship between mutans streptococci (MS) acquisition (time-dependent covariate) and time to having dental caries (outcome). This study involved secondary analyses of data from a prospective study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Low socioeconomic status, African-American preschool children from Perry County, AL, USA (n = 95) had dental examinations at age 1 year and annually thereafter until age 6 years by three calibrated dentists. Salivary MS tests were done at ages 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 years. The patterns of and relationship between initial MS detection (time-dependent covariate) and dental caries experience occurrence were assessed, using extended Cox hazard modeling. The median time without MS acquisition (50% of the children not having positive MS test) was 2 years. Approximately 79% of the children had positive salivary MS tests by the age of 4 years. The median caries experience survival (50% of the children not having dental caries) was 4 years. During the follow-up period, 65 of the children (68.4%) had their initial primary caries experience. Results of the extended Cox hazard modeling showed a significant overall/global relationship between initial caries experience event at any given time during the follow-up period and having a positive salivary MS test at any time during the follow-up period (hazard ratio = 2.25, 95% CI 1.06-4.75). In conclusion, the extended Cox modeling was used for the first time and its results showed a significant global/overall relationship between MS acquisition and dental caries. Further research using causal mediation analysis with survival data is necessary, where the mediator “presence of MS” is treated as a time-dependent variable.

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