Abstract
PurposeTo determine the prevalence of Streptococcus mutans (MS) in mother-child pairs and to evaluate the correlation in the levels of salivary MS of working and nonworking mothers with that of their children and their associations with other related factors.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out among 100 mother-child pairs residing in New Multan Nagar Colony, New Delhi, India. A total of 50 children with their mothers were included in the working group and another 50 were included in the nonworking group. A questionnaire regarding the feeding habits, oral hygiene habits, daily intake of sugars of the children along with their weaning time was carried out. All mothers and children were clinically examined for recording decayed, extracted, and filled teeth (deft)/decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT), and whole unstimulated saliva was collected and cultured for MS in the laboratory. The data were collected and subjected to statistical analysis using chi-square, Spearman’s correlation, and logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe prevalence of salivary MS in the children was 69%. A statistically significant correlation was found between the oral levels of MS in nonworking and working mother-child pairs. Regression analysis showed that those children who feed by bottle for more than 12 months, have daily sweet intake, have sugars in feeding bottle and have higher defts were more likely to have mutans score of 1 or 2.ConclusionThe mother, working or nonworking, being the primary care provider is the major source of transmission of MS to their child irrespective of the amount of time spent with them.How to cite this articleSharma P, Goswami M, Singh D, Massod SS, Nganba K. Correlation of Streptococcus mutans count in Mother-child Pair of Working and Nonworking Mothers: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(4):342-348.
Highlights
The World Health Organization proposed the worldwide prevalence of dental caries in their oral health fact sheet.[1]
A statistically significant correlation was found between the oral levels of MS in nonworking and working mother–child pairs
A written informed consent was obtained from the selected participants. hundred total of 100 mother–child pairs residing in Multan Nagar Colony, New Delhi city, were selected for the study
Summary
The World Health Organization proposed the worldwide prevalence of dental caries in their oral health fact sheet.[1] The pervasiveness of this disease is an outcome of its highly infectious nature due to the microbial component involved, i.e., Streptococcus mutans (MS). The transmission of S. mutans is believed to primarily occur vertically along the mother–child infection route, and a discrete window of infectivity has been suggested around 2 years of age.[2,3] Early acquisition of MS is contemplated to be a major risk factor in the development of early childhood caries (ECC)[4] as well as further caries experience.[5,6] A discrete window of infectivity has been suggested in the age group of 7 to 31 months by Caufield.[7]
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