File Download
  Links for fulltext
     (May Require Subscription)
Supplementary

Article: Horizontal Transmission of Streptococcus mutans in Children and its Association with Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

TitleHorizontal Transmission of Streptococcus mutans in Children and its Association with Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors
KeywordsSTREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS
TRANSMISSION
PRESCHOOL CHILD
DENTAL CARIES
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Issue Date2021
PublisherAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.aapd.org/publications/peddent/
Citation
Pediatric Dentistry, 2021, v. 43 n. 1, p. E1-E12 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To systematically evaluate the horizontal transmission of Streptococcus mutans in children and analyze its relationship with dental caries. Methods: Seven databases were searched for observational studies that have determined the transmission of S. mutans among children younger than seven years. Selection of included studies, data extraction, and quality assessment using Downs and Black's (1998) scoring system were performed. The inverse variance random-effect approach was used to pool the results, and statistical heterogeneity was evaluated using I-squared statistics. Results: Fifteen studies were included for qualitative synthesis, five of which were pooled for quantitative analysis. The risk ratio (RR) of sharing only one genotype in caries-free children versus children with caries was found to be 0.60 (95 percent confidence interval [95% CI] equals 0.45 to 0.80; P ≤ 0.001). The RR of sharing more than one genotype was 1.46 (95% CI equals 1.13 to 1.89; P=0.004) in children with caries versus caries-free children. These findings imply that children sharing only one genotype have a 40 percent lesser risk, and children sharing more than one genotype have a 46 percent higher risk of having dental caries. Conclusions: The systematic review provides evidence of the horizontal transmission of S. mutans and its association with dental caries.
DescriptionHybrid open access
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/300555
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.5

 

DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorMANCHANDA, S-
dc.contributor.authorSARDANA, D-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, P-
dc.contributor.authorLee, GHM-
dc.contributor.authorLo, ECM-
dc.contributor.authorYiu, CKY-
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T14:53:39Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-18T14:53:39Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Dentistry, 2021, v. 43 n. 1, p. E1-E12-
dc.identifier.issn0164-1263-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/300555-
dc.descriptionHybrid open access-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To systematically evaluate the horizontal transmission of Streptococcus mutans in children and analyze its relationship with dental caries. Methods: Seven databases were searched for observational studies that have determined the transmission of S. mutans among children younger than seven years. Selection of included studies, data extraction, and quality assessment using Downs and Black's (1998) scoring system were performed. The inverse variance random-effect approach was used to pool the results, and statistical heterogeneity was evaluated using I-squared statistics. Results: Fifteen studies were included for qualitative synthesis, five of which were pooled for quantitative analysis. The risk ratio (RR) of sharing only one genotype in caries-free children versus children with caries was found to be 0.60 (95 percent confidence interval [95% CI] equals 0.45 to 0.80; P ≤ 0.001). The RR of sharing more than one genotype was 1.46 (95% CI equals 1.13 to 1.89; P=0.004) in children with caries versus caries-free children. These findings imply that children sharing only one genotype have a 40 percent lesser risk, and children sharing more than one genotype have a 46 percent higher risk of having dental caries. Conclusions: The systematic review provides evidence of the horizontal transmission of S. mutans and its association with dental caries.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.aapd.org/publications/peddent/-
dc.relation.ispartofPediatric Dentistry-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectSTREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS-
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION-
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILD-
dc.subjectDENTAL CARIES-
dc.subjectSYSTEMATIC REVIEW-
dc.titleHorizontal Transmission of Streptococcus mutans in Children and its Association with Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLiu, P: peiliu@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLee, GHM: lee.gillian@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLo, ECM: edward-lo@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailYiu, CKY: ckyyiu@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLiu, P=rp02432-
dc.identifier.authorityLee, GHM=rp01594-
dc.identifier.authorityLo, ECM=rp00015-
dc.identifier.authorityYiu, CKY=rp00018-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.pmid33662253-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85102722268-
dc.identifier.hkuros322983-
dc.identifier.volume43-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spageE1-
dc.identifier.epageE12-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-

Export via OAI-PMH Interface in XML Formats


OR


Export to Other Non-XML Formats