TY - JOUR AU - Zubaidah, Nanik AU - Dianawati, Nur AU - Ridwan, Rini Devijanti AU - Shirakawa, Toshiro AU - Kuntaman, Kuntaman AU - Setiawatie, Ernie Maduratna AU - Tanzil, Muhammad Iqbal AU - Kunarti, Sri PY - 2022/05/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Clinical Pattern and Prevalence of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus among Adult and Children Patients with Dental Caries JF - Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada JA - Pesqui Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr VL - 22 IS - SE - DO - UR - https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1224 SP - e210117 AB - <div><strong><span lang="EN-US">Objective:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">To explore the clinical pattern, host factors, and presentation of <em>Streptococcus mutans</em> related to caries incidence among children and adults visiting Universitas Airlangga dental clinic</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Material and Methods:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">This was an observational study with a cross-sectional approach with 50 patients in each group of carious children (6-12 years) and adults (18-35 years). Dental decay samples were taken by sterile excavator, put in a BHI’s transport medium, and directly incubated overnight at 37 ºC. The next day, they were sub-cultured microbiologically in Tryptone Yeast Cystine Sucrose Bacitracin (TYCSB) selective medium. Bacterial species and serogroups were examined by PCR. All patient’s data were collected from medical records and direct observation.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Results:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">Caries were mostly media type in both children and adults. Oral hygiene (OHIS) in children was higher than in adults but not significantly different according to their DMFT. The highest scores for decay, missed and filled teeth were 16, 8 and 7, with an average of 6.82, 1.22 and 0.63, considered quite high</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Conclusion:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">The prevalence of <em>S. mutans</em> was higher in children’s caries than in adults, but among the adult patients the co-incidence of <em>S. mutans</em> and <em>S. sobrinus</em> was associated with higher DMFT. The mutans serotypes e, f, and d were more prevalent among children than adults.</span></div> ER -