Maternal Oral Health May Influence Infant Salivary Microbiome, finds Study
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-01-21 15:51 GMT | Update On 2021-01-22 08:06 GMT
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Oral microbiomes vary in cariogenic potential; these differences may be established early in life. A major concern is whether mothers transmit cariogenic bacteria to their children
A study published in Journal of Dental Research has revealed that though there was little evidence supporting transmission of selected microbes from mothers to children, but risk of colonization was associated with tooth emergence.
Oral microbiomes vary in cariogenic potential; these differences may be established early in life. A major concern is whether mothers transmit cariogenic bacteria to their children.
Hence, K. Ramadugu and colleagues from the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA conducted the present study to characterize early salivary microbiome development and the potential associations of that development with route of delivery, breastfeeding, and mother's oral health, and also evaluated the transmission of microbes between mother and child.
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