Plaque biofilm microbial diversity in infants aged 12 months and their mothers with or without dental caries: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A number of studies on oral microbial diversity of early childhood caries (ECC) have tended to focus on mid- or late-stage of ECC, with a lack of research into early stage of tooth eruption and maternal influence. The aims of this study are to compare the supragingival plaque biofilm microbiota diversity between mothers with or without dental caries and their 12-month-old infants, and to explore the relationship of microbial diversity between infants and their mothers, using sequencing analysis.

Methods

Supragingival plaque biofilm samples were collected from 20 pairs of mothers and their infants aged 12 months (10 mothers with dental caries and their 10 infants vs. 10 caries-free mothers and their 10 infants). The basic information of the mothers and infants had

SUBMITTER: Tao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311051 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature