Indiani Claudia Maria Dos Santos Pereira, Rizzardi Karina Ferreira, Crescente Camila Lopes, Steiner-Oliveira Carolina, Nobre-Dos-Santos Marinês, Parisotto Thaís Manzano
Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, University São Francisco - USF, Bragança Paulista, Brazil.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Front Pediatr. 2020 Dec 11;8:588965. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.588965. eCollection 2020.
This brief communication assessed whether there was any relationship between the counts of lactobacilli (LB) and mutans streptococci (MS) in the oral cavity and intestine of obese and eutrophic children with early childhood caries (ECC). Seventy-eight preschoolers were assigned into the following groups: 1. obese children with ECC (OECC), 2. eutrophic children with ECC (EECC), 3. obese caries-free children (OCF), and 4. eutrophic caries-free children (ECF). The diagnosis of obesity and ECC was based on the World Health Organization criteria. Dental plaque and fecal samples were collected to assess the counts of MS and LB using selective media. Data were evaluated by Poisson regression analysis, Wilcoxon test, and Sign test. Microbial indicators of ECC in obese children were MS counts in the intestine [rate ratio (RR): 4.38] and presence of LB in the oral cavity (RR: 2.12). The indicators in eutrophic children were MS levels and the presence of LB, both in the oral cavity (RR: 6.35/1.50) and intestine (RR: 2.35/2.38) ( < 0.05). The comparison between MS levels in the mouth and in the intestine revealed significant differences only in the ECF group ( = 0.04). Regarding LB presence in the mouth vs. in the intestine, except for the OCF group ( = 0.03), no other statistical differences were found. Our preliminary findings highlighted that the levels of MS and the presence of LB in the oral cavity, as well as in the lower gastrointestinal tract were associated with ECC. Moreover, obesity was found to influence this relationship.
这篇简短的通讯评估了患有幼儿龋齿(ECC)的肥胖儿童和营养正常儿童口腔及肠道中乳酸杆菌(LB)和变形链球菌(MS)计数之间是否存在任何关联。78名学龄前儿童被分为以下几组:1. 患有ECC的肥胖儿童(OECC),2. 患有ECC的营养正常儿童(EECC),3. 无龋齿的肥胖儿童(OCF),4. 无龋齿的营养正常儿童(ECF)。肥胖和ECC的诊断基于世界卫生组织标准。收集牙菌斑和粪便样本,使用选择性培养基评估MS和LB的计数。数据通过泊松回归分析、威尔科克森检验和符号检验进行评估。肥胖儿童中ECC的微生物指标是肠道中的MS计数[率比(RR):4.38]和口腔中LB的存在(RR:2.12)。营养正常儿童的指标是口腔(RR:6.35/1.50)和肠道(RR:2.35/2.38)中MS水平和LB的存在(<0.05)。口腔和肠道中MS水平的比较仅在ECF组显示出显著差异(=0.04)。关于口腔与肠道中LB的存在情况,除OCF组外(=0.03),未发现其他统计学差异。我们的初步研究结果强调,口腔以及下消化道中MS水平和LB的存在与ECC有关。此外,发现肥胖会影响这种关系。