| Prevention of early mutans streptococci transmission in infants by professional tooth cleaning and chlorhexidine varnish treatment of the mother. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12399698 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Mutans streptococci (MS) are transmitted in early childhood from the mother to the infant, mostly by saliva. This study evaluated the influence of chlorhexidine (CHX) varnish-mediated suppression of MS in mothers with high salivary MS counts on the frequency of MS colonization in their children at 2 years of age. Professional tooth cleaning followed by CHX varnish application in 16 mothers with high salivary MS counts resulted in a significantly lower number of MS-colonized infants at 2 years of age when compared to a control group of 13 untreated mother-child pairs with high maternal salivary MS levels. The frequency of MS colonization in the CHX-treated group was not significantly different from the one found in a negative control group of 15 mother-child pairs with low maternal salivary MS levels. |
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Authors:
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Vivian C Gripp; Ulrich Schlagenhauf |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Caries research Volume: 36 ISSN: 0008-6568 ISO Abbreviation: Caries Res. Publication Date: 2002 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-10-25 Completed Date: 2003-02-25 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0103374 Medline TA: Caries Res Country: Switzerland |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 366-72 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel |
Affiliation:
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Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage* Chi-Square Distribution Chlorhexidine / administration & dosage* Colony Count, Microbial Dental Prophylaxis Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control* Mothers Paint Saliva / microbiology Statistics, Nonparametric Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control*, transmission* Streptococcus mutans / drug effects |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Anti-Infective Agents, Local; 55-56-1/Chlorhexidine |
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