Transmission of mutans streptococci in mother-child pairs

Damle, SG; Yadav, Renu; Garg, Shalini; Dhindsa, Abhishek; Beniwal, Vikas; Loomba, Ashish; Chatterjee, Shailja

doi:10.4103/0971-5916.195042

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“…Although dental caries are not transmissible (Twetman 2018), there has been considerable concern that transmission of cariogenic bacteria from mothers to offspring may increase risk of early onset of caries (Damle et al 2016). Furthermore, early colonization of S. mutans is related to high caries incidence in childhood (Law et al 2007).…”

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Maternal Oral Health Influences Infant Salivary Microbiome

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Oral microbiomes vary in cariogenic potential; these differences may be established early in life. A major concern is whether mothers transmit cariogenic bacteria to their children. Here we characterize early salivary microbiome development and the potential associations of that development with route of delivery, breastfeeding, and mother’s oral health, and we evaluate transmission of microbes between mother and child. We analyzed saliva and metadata from the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia. For this cohort study, we sequenced the V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene and used quantitative polymerase chain reaction to detect Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus oralis, and Candida albicans in the saliva from mothers and their infants, collected at 2, 9, and 12 mo (Pennsylvania site) and 2, 12, and 24 mo (West Virginia site). Breastfed children had lower relative abundances of Prevotella and Veillonella. If mothers had decayed, missing, or filled teeth, children had greater abundances of Veillonella and Actinomyces. There was little evidence of maternal transmission of selected microbes. At 12 mo, children’s microbiomes were more similar to other children’s than to their mothers’. Infants’ salivary microbiomes became more adult-like with age but still differed with mothers’ microbiomes at 12 mo. There was little evidence supporting transmission of selected microbes from mothers to children, but risk of colonization was associated with tooth emergence. Children are likely to acquire cariogenic bacteria from a variety of sources, including foods and contact with other children and adults.

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“…Early establishment of Mutans Streptococci in the mouth of children is dependent on intrafamilial transmission, mainly maternal transmission (de Soet et al, 1998;Mitchell et al, 2009). On the other hand, it is known that there is a positive correlation between the increase in the isolation frequency of Mutans Streptococci, age as an indicator of the number of the teeth, and the retentive sites in the mouth (Law et al, 2007;Damle et al, 2016).…”

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Microbial Profile and Dental Caries in Cleft Lip and Palate Babies Between 0 and 3 Years Old

Durhan

Topçuoğlu

Külekçi

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The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

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“…In the present study, the prevalence of caries experience among mothers was low and mostly based on untreated caries. Untreated caries increases the risk for new lesions [74] and the count of Streptococcus mutans, which increases the risk of transmission of the organism to children and subsequently their caries risk [75]. Also, the failure of mothers to seek treatment for dental caries likely indicates lower chances of the child utilizing dental preventive care.…”

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Psychosocial, education, economic factors, decision-making ability, and caries status of mothers of children younger than 6 years in suburban Nigeria

Foláyan

Tantawi

Oginni³

et al. 2020

BMC Oral Health

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Background: Little information is available on the relationship between mothers' psychosocial profile and caries status, and less information is available on the oral health status and psychosocial status of mothers of young children in Africa. This study examined the association between the psychosocial profile of mothers in Nigeria and their prevalence of caries. Methods: The prevalence of caries and severe caries (DMFT > 3) in mothers with children 71 months old and younger recruited through a household survey in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, was estimated through clinical examination. The explanatory variables were maternal education, income, decision-making status, and psychosocial status (dental anxiety, general anxiety, depressive symptoms, parenting stress, executive dysfunction, sense of coherence, fatalism and social support). The risk indicators for maternal caries were analyzed with logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of caries was 3.3%. Twenty (39.2%) of the 51 women with caries had DMFT > 3. Most study participants were 25-34 years old (59.3%), had secondary level education (63.1%), earned N18,000 ($49)-N30000 ($84) per month (42.9%), and can make autonomous decisions about their health care, household purchases, or visits to family/relatives (68.8%). Most women had normal general anxiety (79.9%), low dental anxiety (90.4%), and normal stress (76.4%) levels. Most also had high fatalism (56.6%), perceived moderate social support (81.6%), had normal depressive symptoms (75.9%), low executive dysfunction (55.9%), and high sense of coherence (53.8%). Mothers who had clinically significant levels of stress were twice more likely to have caries than were those whose level of stress was normal (AOR: 2.26; 95%CI: 1.04-4.89; P = 0.039). Also, mothers who had high fatalism were less likely to have caries than were those with low fatalism (AOR: 0.40; 95%CI: 0.21-0.75; P = 0.004). Conclusion: High levels of parenting stress was a risk indicator for caries while high fatalism was protective from caries in mothers of children younger than 6-years. Maternal education, income and decision-making ability were not associated with maternal caries. Though the caries prevalence for women with young children was low, the prevalence of severe caries was high and this because of the possible negative effect on their health and wellbeing.

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Transmission of mutans streptococci in mother-child pairs

Cited by 30 publications

References 22 publications

Maternal Oral Health Influences Infant Salivary Microbiome

Maternal Oral Health Influences Infant Salivary Microbiome

Microbial Profile and Dental Caries in Cleft Lip and Palate Babies Between 0 and 3 Years Old

Psychosocial, education, economic factors, decision-making ability, and caries status of mothers of children younger than 6 years in suburban Nigeria

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