Research Article Volume 10 Issue 6
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Scientific University of the South, Peru
Correspondence: Sabina Mungi, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Scientific University of the South, Peru
Received: September 24, 2019 | Published: November 18, 2019
Citation: Mungi S, Perona G. Genotypic concordance of streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM in mother and child pairs detecting by molecular AP-PCR assays. J Dent Health Oral Disord Ther. 2019;10(6):310-315. DOI: 10.15406/jdhodt.2019.10.00504
Background: Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are major pathogens causing Early Childhood Caries. The experience of caries in children is associate with mother’s caries experience and the acquisition and transmission of this strain in various populations have received extensive attention. Objective: the aim of this study was to use a simple and rapid molecular method named Polymerase Chain Reaction (AP-PCR) to verify the transmission and genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus in mother child (0-36months) pairs.
Materials and methods: A hundred one of mother-child pairs were evaluated. Plaque samples were taken in both mother and child with a cotton swab each one. Mothers completed a questionnaire regarding their sociodemographical behaviors and dental behaviors. Detection of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM was performed by AP-PCR. Group mean values were compared using Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test. (IBM SPSS 22.0, Chicago, Illinois, USA).
Results: The results showed 16 mother-child pairs (15.8%) had Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM and 6 mother-child pairs of 16 (37.5%) had genotypic concordance. In addition there was no statistical difference of sociodemographical behaviors and dental behaviors associated with the genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM (p>0.05).
Conclusion: AP-PCR is a useful molecular method for strain identification of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM in dental plaque.
Keywords: early childhood caries, polymerase chain reaction, streptococcus sobrinus, dental plaque, genotypic concordance
The most prevalent species of Streptococcus in humankind are Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, with Streptococcus mutans dominating in prevalence1 Children harbouring both species have more tendency to a higher caries risk than children carrying only Streptococcus sobrinus.2,3 Dental caries is a multifactorial disease in which Streptococcus mutans and Streptoccocus sobrinus play a major role.3 Early acquisition of Streptococcus mutans and Streptoccocus sobrinus has been shown in many studies to be a major risk factor for early childhood caries and future caries experience.4 Vertical transmission from mother to child has been suggested as the main pathway for Streptococcus mutans acquisition.
Several studies reported similar Streptococcus sobrinus genotypes between parents and child.5 Recent studies have suggested that horizontal transmission occurs readily within families.6–9 Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus has been found in animal models. In these studies, Streptococcus mutans has been associated with pit and fissure caries, while Streptococcus sobrinus with smooth surface caries; therefore, it is, important to identify both species in future investigations. Some epidemiological studies have suggested that the presence of Streptococcus sobrinus is closely related to severity of dental caries rather than Streptococcus mutans by itself.5
Some methods of Streptococcus identification from oral cavity include isolation with selective growth mediums such as trypticase yeast-extract cystine sucrose bacitracin (TYCSB) and mitis salivarius bacitracin (MSB). Nevertheless, bacterial culture is a time consuming procedure and the culture yeld depends on the chosen medium. A modern and molecular method is an Arbitrary Primer Polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) which is faster and has a higher sensitivity to identify different strains. Also it has been already used to discriminate genotypic diversity of Streptococcus sobrinus. AP-PCR technique has been widely used to discriminate genotypic diversity of Streptococcus sobrinus.10
Information regarding the genetic groups of Streptococcus sobrinus associated with dental decay in children is important in understanding and evaluating the trends of dental caries in cross-sectional studies.9 The aim of this study was to use a simple and rapid molecular method named AP-PCR to verify the transmission and genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus in mother child (0-36 months) pairs.
This cross-sectional study involved 101 mothers and child pairs all of them attending in Aurelio Diaz Ufano y Peral maternal hospital. An informed and voluntary written consent from parents was obtained prior to clinical examination and samples recollection according to the ethical guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration (1975), and the protocol was approved by the research Ethical Committee of the faculty of Dentistry of Cientifica del Sur University with approval number 000265. All mothers who participated in this study had signed the written informed consent. The inclusion criteria were mothers with minimum ten teeth, mothers or family members who are caregivers for their children. The exclusion criteria: Mothers and/or children with systemic diseases (diabetes mellitus, cardiac abnormalities, renal abnormalities), mothers and/or children physically Committed (quadriplegia, hemiplegia, visual disturbances, hearing and language), mothers and/or mentally Committed children (schizophrenia, mental retardation, Down syndrome, autism) mothers who present bad habits (alcohol, tobacco, drugs). Detection of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM was performed by AP-PCR. And a survey according to Caufield and Li that included information about sociodemographical behavior and dental behavior was used to collect data. The kappa statistic indicated that the intra-examiner and inter-examiner correlation for the variables was 0.9 according to Fleiss scale. A pilot study was conducted to determine the efficacy of molecular AP-PCR test concluding that the tool were adequate. Chi-Square Tests and Fisher’s Exact Test for Data Analysis was used. Statistical Significant was calculated with a level confidence of 95% (p <0.05)
In this cross-sectional study the presence of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM for mother and child pairs is presented in Table 1: 16 (15.8%) of mothers and 17 (16.8%) of children present Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM. The statistical analysis for the genotypic concordance is presented in Table 2. DNA fingerprint patterns showed that 6 of 16 mother and child pairs whose presented Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM had genotypic concordance (37.5%). The Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for comparison of the proportions among various category groups. A p-value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered statistically significant. There was no statistical difference between sociodemographical behavior and dental behavior of the mother and child and genotypic concordance (Table 1–6).
Variable |
n |
Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM |
|||
Abscent |
Presence |
||||
Mother |
101 |
85 |
84.20% |
16 |
(15,8%) |
child |
101 |
84 |
83.20% |
17 |
-16.80% |
Table 1 Presence of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™ on mother and child pairs
Variable |
n |
Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM |
|||
Abscent |
|
Presence |
|
||
Mother-child pair |
16 |
10 |
-62.50% |
6 |
-37.50% |
Table 2 Genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™ on mother and child pairs
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|
|
Genotypic concordance |
|
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Variable |
Categories |
n |
Abscent |
Presence |
P |
||
Gender |
Female |
9 |
6 |
(66.7%) |
3 |
(33.3%) |
0.549** |
|
Male |
7 |
4 |
(57.1%) |
3 |
(42.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age |
0-6 m |
4 |
2 |
(50%) |
2 |
(50%) |
0.763* |
|
7-18 m |
8 |
5 |
(62.5%) |
3 |
(37.5%) |
|
|
19-3 6m |
4 |
3 |
(75%) |
1 |
(25%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weight |
high |
11 |
6 |
(75%) |
5 |
(25%) |
0.346* |
|
Adecuate |
5 |
4 |
(95.8%) |
1 |
(4.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Size |
low |
10 |
6 |
(94.2%) |
4 |
(5.8%) |
0.608* |
|
Adecuada |
6 |
4 |
(93.8%) |
2 |
(6.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Way of delivery |
Eutosic |
9 |
7 |
(77.8%) |
2 |
(22.2%) |
0.302** |
|
Distosic |
7 |
3 |
(42.9%) |
4 |
(57.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Breast-feeding |
Exclusive |
9 |
7 |
(77.8%) |
2 |
(22.2%) |
0.348* |
|
Artificial |
2 |
1 |
(50%) |
1 |
(50%) |
|
|
Both |
5 |
2 |
(40%) |
3 |
(60%) |
|
Person in charge |
Parents |
12 |
6 |
(50%) |
6 |
(50%) |
0.202* |
|
Other Family |
2 |
2 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
Caregiver |
2 |
2 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
Table 3 Association of child’s sociodemographical behavior and the genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™
*Chi cuadrado of Pearson test**Fisher’s exact test
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|
|
Genotypic concordance |
|
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Variable |
Categories |
N |
Abscent |
Presence |
P |
||
ECC |
Abscent |
13 |
9 |
(100%) |
4 |
(0%) |
0.241* |
|
Presence |
3 |
1 |
(64.7%) |
2 |
(35.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teeth |
None |
2 |
0 |
(0%) |
2 |
(100%) |
0.410* |
Incisive (S/I) |
10 |
7 |
(70%) |
3 |
(30%) |
|
|
|
Incisive and 1ºmolar (S/I) |
3 |
2 |
(66.7%) |
1 |
(33.3%) |
|
|
All teeth |
1 |
1 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brushing |
None |
5 |
3 |
(60%) |
2 |
(40%) |
0.393* |
1-2 p/day |
3 |
1 |
(25%) |
2 |
(75%) |
|
|
|
≥ 3 p/day |
7 |
5 |
(71.4%) |
2 |
(28.6%) |
|
|
Interdiary |
1 |
1 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
Drug use |
None |
15 |
10 |
(66.7%) |
5 |
(33.3%) |
0.375* |
ATB |
1 |
0 |
(0%) |
1 |
(100%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dental tools |
None |
4 |
3 |
(75%) |
1 |
(25%) |
0.450* |
Gauze |
7 |
3 |
(42.9%) |
4 |
(57.1%) |
|
|
|
brushteeth without paste |
2 |
2 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
Brushteeth + Paste |
3 |
2 |
(66.7%) |
1 |
(33.3%) |
|
Table 4 Association of child’s dental behavior and the genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™
*Chi cuadrado of Pearson test**Fisher’s exact test. ECC = Early childhood caries
|
|
|
Genotypic concordance |
|
|||
Variable |
Categories |
n |
Abscent |
Presence |
P |
||
Age |
18-30 years |
11 |
6 |
(54.5%) |
5 |
(45.5%) |
0.588** |
|
>30 years |
5 |
4 |
(80%) |
1 |
(20%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of births |
Unipara |
47 |
7 |
(63.6%) |
4 |
(36.4%) |
0.654** |
Multipara |
54 |
3 |
(60%) |
2 |
(40%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time of |
Prematurity |
2 |
2 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
0.375** |
Normal |
14 |
8 |
(57.1%) |
6 |
(42.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educational |
Primary |
4 |
2 |
(50%) |
2 |
(50%) |
0.109* |
Secundary |
6 |
4 |
(66.7%) |
2 |
(33.3%) |
|
|
|
Technical |
2 |
0 |
(0%) |
2 |
(100%) |
|
|
University |
4 |
4 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
monthly |
< 750 PEN |
8 |
5 |
(62.5%) |
3 |
(37.5%) |
0.696** |
expenses |
>750 PEN |
8 |
0 |
(62.5%) |
3 |
(37.5%) |
|
Table 5 Association of mother’s sociodemographical behavior and the genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™
*Chi cuadrado of Pearson test**Fisher´s exact test
|
|
|
Genotypic concordance |
|
|||
Variable |
Categorías |
n |
Abscent |
Presence |
p |
||
Caries |
Presence |
16 |
10 |
(62.5%) |
6 |
(37.5%) |
*** |
|
Abscent |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OHI |
Good |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0.0%) |
0.304* |
|
Regular |
8 |
6 |
(75%) |
2 |
(25%) |
|
|
Bad |
8 |
4 |
(50%) |
4 |
(50%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brushing |
Never |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0%) |
0.625* |
1-2 v/day |
9 |
6 |
(66.7%) |
3 |
(33.3%) |
|
|
|
≥3 v/day |
7 |
4 |
(57.1%) |
3 |
(42.9%) |
|
|
Interdiary |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dental tools |
Not even |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0%) |
0.668* |
Toothbrush+paste |
15 |
9 |
(60%) |
6 |
(40%) |
|
|
|
Tootbtush+paste+floss |
1 |
1 |
(100%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
|
Others |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
0 |
(0%) |
|
Table 6 Association of mother´s dental behavior and the genotypic concordance of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC® 33402™
*Chi cuadrado of Pearson test ** Fisher´s exact test***Constant
Results from the present study suggest that mothers are one of the source of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM. Genotypes of Streptocccus sobrinus ATCC® 33402TM isolated from children were homologous to those isolated from the mother in 16 (15.8%) of the mother-child pairs. The findings are further enhanced by a cross- sectional study. The initial expectation was that the concordance between genotypes of mothers and their infants would be lower than the observed considering the fact of previously published studies.11–17 Perhaps most of the infants acquired Streptococcus sobrinus from their mothers, but we were unable to detect all genotypes present in mothers or in the infants. Although saliva constitutes the vehicle of transfer from mother to child, there is not knowledge whether Streptococccus sobrinus found in saliva represent the total repertoire of Streptococcus sobrinus on the tooth surfaces.18 Also the stability of Streptococcus sobrinus genome is not clear. Previously Caufield.38,39 reported the stability of DNA fingerprints over a three-year period in one mother-infant pair. The chromosomal DNA fingerprint of Streptococcus mutans strain originally isolated 25 years ago by Krasse.40 showed a pattern identical to that of a recent isolate from this same subject, so in some individuals, Streptococcus mutans appears to be stable. Hence, the lack of total homology with mother’s genotypes could be due, in part, to the instability of restriction patterns or a form of genetic drift as a function of time. The possible biological relevance between concordance and disease outcome may not be illustrated by the fact that there was no significant association with sociodemographical and dental behavior. However, there was no way of assessing either the virulence or the transmissibility of individual genotypes. Evidence from an earlier study of Hagan et al. 1989, now expanded to include ten families, shows that all ten of the Streptococcus mutans colonized children who were adopted prior to tooth emergence were caries-free. Since their natural mothers were not a likely source of Streptococcus mutans, because Streptoccocus mutans does not colonize the oral cavity until after teeth emerge, it is tempting to speculate that a child who acquires Streptococcus mutans from a source other than the mother may be less prone to caries. Further studies are needed, however, to confirm this association.
Among the seven families in whom Streptococcus mutans was obtained from the father, the mother, and the infant, DNA fingerprints failed to show commonality of genotypes between fathers and infants or fathers and spouses. Similar findings were reported by Rogers.,34 Davey & Rogers.,36 Caufield et al.,37 and Kulkarni et al.22 The obvious explanation is that mothers enjoy the most contact with their infants and, therefore, constitute the major source of Streptococcus mutans. If, however, as we hypothesize, passively acquired immunoglobulins derived from the mother play a role in determining which strains of indigenous bacteria can colonize the infant, then fathers' strains may be excluded. The mechanism may be that intimacy between a mother and her spouse results in the appearance of an immunological recognition of the father's indigenous bacteria as non-self, and this immunological awareness is transferred to the child through the placenta or breast milk. Caufield et al.25–29 showed that the conservation of specific strains of Streptococcus mutans, not only among mother-child pairs but also within racial cohorts, underscores the notion that mother-to-child transfer of indigenous bacteria such as Streptococcus may be a multi- generational theme Li et al.1,4,18–20 hypothesize that mothers transfer to their infants not only maternal immunoglobulins via the placenta and colostrum, but also a complementary set of indigenous bacteria capable of co-existing with directed immunity factors. How passively acquired immunoglobulins from the mother influence the infant's "selection" of which bacteria are allowed to persist and those which are eliminated remains to be solved.
In summary, dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease. Detailed knowledge regarding the acquisition and transmission of infectious agents facilitates a more comprehensive approach toward prevention. Streptococcus sobrinus are important organisms in the initiation and pathogenesis of dental caries. Recent evidence demonstrates that these bacteria are found in the mouths of pre-dentate infants and are acquired via vertical and horizontal transmission from human reservoirs.41 This information should facilitate the focusing of clinical interventions that prevent or delay infant infection, thereby reducing the prevalence of dental caries.
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