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Pediatr Dent ; 33(7): 510-4, 2011.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22353412

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine the relapse rate within one year for a cohort of children treated for severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). METHODS: In an earlier report, we assessed the suppressive effect of 10 percent povidone-iodine and the elimination of active caries on salivary mutans streptococci (MS) populations in 77 children with S-ECC; 49 children returned for a 6-month recall exam that occurred 5 to 12 months post dental surgery. Relapse declaration required at least one caries lesion needing a restoration. Contrasts of relapse (R) and non-relapse (NR) to the covariates of gender, race, ethnicity, age, surfaces available for relapse (SAR), time to appointment, and baseline salivary mutans streptococci (MS) counts were statistically evaluated. RESULTS: 19 children (39%) were declared R and 30 (61%) were NR. The 2 groups did not statistically differ on: gender, race, ethnicity, age, SAR, baseline salivary MS counts and time to recall appointment. Statistical analyses also showed the covariates had no significant effect on probability of relapse or time to relapse (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: None of the covariates were related to R. The R rate (39%) observed is consistent with earlier reports. Novel approaches are needed to improve relapse prevention.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries/etiology , Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride/therapeutic use , Age Factors , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use , Bacterial Load , Cariostatic Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Cohort Studies , Dental Caries/therapy , Dental Restoration, Permanent , Disease-Free Survival , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Hispanic or Latino , Humans , Male , Oral Hygiene , Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use , Probability , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Saliva/microbiology , Sex Factors , Streptococcus mutans/drug effects , White People
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J Public Health Dent ; 69(3): 163-7, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19486465

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: This investigational study assessed the suppressive effect of 10 percent povidone iodine (PI) coupled with elimination of active carious lesions on salivary mutans streptococci (MS) populations in children with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). METHODS: 77 children (38 females, 39 males) were treated for S- ECC in one session; a 0.2 ml PI solution was applied to the dentition after dental surgery was completed and immediately wiped off. The subjects aged from 2 to 5 years (mean = 3.78 years) at baseline. Whole nonstimulated saliva samples were obtained at baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days post dental surgery. Samples were placed on ice and processed within 2 hours. The MS level in each sample was expressed as colony forming units (CFUs) per ml of saliva. RESULTS: Approximately 50 percent of subjects had a >95 percent reduction in CFU/ml of saliva at each time point after baseline. The percentages of subjects with a >50 percent reduction in MS level were 85 percent at 30 days, 83 percent at 60 days, 84 percent at 90 days. The median (25th, 75th percentiles) CFUs/ml of saliva counts were 8.40 x 10(5) (1.49 x 10(5), 5.00 x 10(6)) at baseline (n= 77), 4.12 x 10(4) (8.40 x 10(3), 1.89 x 10(5)) at 30 days (n = 74), 4.62 x 10(4) (7.00 x 10(3), 1.36 x 10(5)) at 60 days (n = 70), and 5.09 x 10(4) (1.16 x 10(4), 1.00 x 10(5)) at 90 days (n = 70). The changes from baseline to 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days were statistically significant (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: PI coupled with dental surgery has a significant suppressive effect on salivary MS levels in the setting of S-ECC for at least 90 days. These data strongly suggest that treatment with PI may be an important adjunct to dental surgery for S-ECC.


Subject(s)
Cariostatic Agents/therapeutic use , Dental Caries/microbiology , Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use , Streptococcus mutans/drug effects , Cariostatic Agents/pharmacology , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant , Child, Preschool , Colony Count, Microbial , Dental Caries/drug therapy , Dental Caries/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Povidone-Iodine/pharmacology , Saliva/microbiology
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J Public Health Dent ; 66(3): 174-9, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16913243

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of a single 10% povidone iodine application as an adjunct to extensive surgical procedures in the clinical treatment of children with early childhood caries. METHODS: Twenty-two children scheduled for dental treatment under general anesthesia were randomized into either an intervention group (10% povidone iodine), or a control group (phosphate buffered saline). Either povidone iodine or phosphate buffered saline was applied to teeth and soft tissues after prophylaxis and all operative dental procedures, followed by 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride gel. Saliva samples taken at baseline, and after 1 hour, 3 weeks and 3 months were assayed for mutans streptococci, lactobacilli and total viable bacteria. Caries lesions were recorded at baseline and at one year. RESULTS: Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli levels in the povidone iodine group were significantly reduced relative to baseline at 1 hour, 3 weeks and 3 months. At one year at least 60% of subjects had new caries lesions in each group, and there was no significant difference in caries increment between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Even prophylaxis, fluoride gel application and complete surgical treatment of caries at baseline were insufficient to prevent new caries in over 60% of the patients in these high caries risk infants. Although the one-time treatment with povidone iodine reduced mutans streptococci and lactobacilli levels for up to 3 months this therapy failed to additionally reduce future caries formation over one year, indicating that repeated antibacterial treatments will be needed to control high levels of cariogenic bacteria.


Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use , Dental Caries/drug therapy , Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use , Saliva/microbiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Colony Count, Microbial , Dental Caries/microbiology , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Epidemiologic Methods , Humans , Lactobacillus/drug effects , Lactobacillus/isolation & purification , Streptococcus mutans/drug effects , Streptococcus mutans/isolation & purification
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Pediatr Dent ; 28(2): 106-9; discussion 192-8, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16708784

ABSTRACT

Dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease. The mutans streptococci (MS) are infectious agents most strongly associated with dental caries. Earlier studies demonstrated that infants acquire MS from their mothers and only after the eruption of primary teeth. More recent studies indicate that MS can colonize the mouths of predentate infants and that horizontal as well as vertical transmission does occur. The purpose of this paper was to demonstrate that these findings will likely facilitate the development of strategies to prevent or delay infant infection by these microbes, thereby reducing the prevalence of dental caries.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries/microbiology , Streptococcus mutans/physiology , Streptococcus sobrinus/physiology , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Disease Transmission, Infectious , Female , Humans , Infant , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Mothers , Mouth/microbiology , Risk Factors , Tooth, Deciduous/microbiology
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Pediatrics ; 113(4 Suppl): 1120-7, 2004 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15060208

ABSTRACT

Common environmental chemicals, drugs, or physical agents can adversely affect human teeth during their embryonic development and after their eruption into the oral cavity. One of the more common elemental toxicants is lead. Teeth are known to accumulate lead during their development. Both animal and human studies have shown that teeth with high lead levels are generally more susceptible to dental caries. Similarly, although inorganic fluorides have long been recognized for their potential to prevent dental caries, exposure to excessive amounts of fluoride when enamel is forming often leads to a type of enamel hypoplasia referred to as dental fluorosis or mottled enamel. Teratogenic agents, such as tetracyclines, a class of antibiotic drugs commonly administered to infants and children, will often result in the discoloration of tooth enamel when prescribed during tooth development. It has recently been suggested that childhood exposure to passive smoking increases the risk for dental caries. Environmental tobacco smoke has previously been linked to periodontal disease in adults. However, this is the first report of an association between passive tobacco smoke and increased susceptibility to dental caries. Last, an often-overlooked source of damage to teeth among all age groups after their eruption into the oral cavity is physical trauma from a variety of sources, especially sports-related injuries. Epidemiologic data suggest that up to one third of all dental injuries are sports related.


Subject(s)
Environmental Pollutants/toxicity , Tetracyclines/adverse effects , Tooth/drug effects , Child , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Dental Enamel , Fluorides/adverse effects , Fluorides/therapeutic use , Fluorosis, Dental/etiology , Humans , Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/toxicity , Lead/toxicity , Mercury/toxicity , Nicotiana/adverse effects , Tooth/growth & development , Tooth Injuries
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J Can Dent Assoc ; 69(5): 304-7, 2003 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12734024

ABSTRACT

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a virulent form of dental caries that can destroy the primary dentition of toddlers and preschool children. It occurs worldwide, afflicting predominantly disadvantaged children. High-risk North American populations include Hispanic and Native American children, as well as children enrolled in Head Start, a federally funded program for preschool children living in poverty. The prevalence of EEC among these children ranges from 11% to 72%. ECC is an infectious disease, and Streptococcus mutans is the most likely causative agent; diet also plays a critical role in the acquisition and clinical expression of this infection. Early acquisition of S. mutans is a key event in the natural history of the disease. Acquisition may occur via vertical or horizontal transmission. Primary oral colonization by S. mutans coupled with caries-promoting feeding behaviours results in accumulation of these organisms to levels exceeding 30% of the total cultivable plaque flora which in turn leads to rapid demineralization of tooth structure. Treatment of ECC is costly because the cooperative capacity of babies and preschool children usually necessitates the use of general anesthesia. Treatment usually consists of restoration or surgical removal of carious teeth along with recommendations regarding feeding habits. However, this approach has resulted in unacceptable clinical outcomes, and relapse rates of approximately 40% have been reported within the first year after dental surgery. Primary prevention of ECC has largely been restricted to counselling parents about caries-promoting feeding behaviours. This approach has also had minimal success. Newer strategies addressing the infectious component through use of topical antimicrobial therapy appear promising.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries/microbiology , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Streptococcus mutans/pathogenicity , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use , Bottle Feeding/adverse effects , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/economics , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Diet, Cariogenic , Early Intervention, Educational , Guidelines as Topic , Health Education, Dental , Hispanic or Latino , Humans , Indians, North American , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Inuit , Mothers , Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use , Prevalence , Streptococcal Infections/transmission , United States/epidemiology
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J Calif Dent Assoc ; 31(2): 135-8, 2003 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12636317

ABSTRACT

Dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease. The mutans streptococci and some Lactobacillus species are the two groups of infectious agents most strongly associated with dental caries. Earlier studies demonstrated that infants acquire mutans streptococci from their mothers and only after the eruption of primary teeth. More recent studies indicate that mutans streptococci can colonize the mouths of predentate infants and that horizontal, as well as vertical, transmission does occur. These findings will likely facilitate the development of clinical strategies to prevent or delay infant infection by these organisms, thereby reducing the prevalence of dental caries.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries/microbiology , Streptococcal Infections/transmission , Streptococcus mutans/pathogenicity , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Disease Transmission, Infectious , Family Health , Humans
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ASDC J Dent Child ; 69(1): 66-9, 12, 2002.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12119817

ABSTRACT

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome is a disorder caused by congenital absence of a purine metabolic enzyme, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT). This syndrome is characterized clinically by mental retardation, chorea, athetosis, hyperuricemia, uricosuria and self-mutilation. This report is of two children, who are cousins, both of whom have Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and presented with severe self-mutilation wounds on their lip(s). Vital pulpotomy and coronal resection was done as a more conservative approach than extracting all offending teeth. By maintaining the root portion of the teeth in the bone, it is expected that preservation of the alveolar bone will be achieved.


Subject(s)
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome/complications , Lip/injuries , Self Mutilation/therapy , Bicuspid/surgery , Child , Child, Preschool , Cicatrix/etiology , Cuspid/surgery , Follow-Up Studies , Glass Ionomer Cements , Humans , Incisor/surgery , Male , Pulpotomy , Recurrence , Self Mutilation/etiology , Tooth Crown/surgery , Tooth, Deciduous/surgery , Wound Healing
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