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DOI :10.26650/eor.20241067980   IUP :10.26650/eor.20241067980    Full Text (PDF)

Presence of candida in the dental plaque and saliva of patients with severe early childhood caries and early childhood caries: a pilot study

Esra Özgöçmen, Tuğba Yiğit, Hüseyin Haydar Kutlu

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the presence of candida, which is one of the etiological factors contributing to early childhood caries (ECC) and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC), in the dental plaque and saliva of children aged 6 years and younger.

Materials and Methods: Our study involved 60 participants who met the inclusion criteria. Based on clinical examinations, we divided them into three groups, each consisting of 20 children: S-ECC, ECC, and caries-free groups. We collected dental plaque and saliva samples from the children during clinic visits. In the laboratory, we assessed these samples for the presence of candida using the Liofilchem® – ChromaticTM Candida (Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) medium and identified Candida species.

Results: The presence of Candida in the saliva of children with S-ECC (40%) and ECC (30%) was statistically significant compared to children without caries (p<0.05). Observationally, we found a higher presence of candida only in the dental plaque of children with S-ECC (25%) and ECC (15%) compared to children without caries (p>0.05). In the S-ECC group, we detected Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, and Candida tropicalis in saliva, while Candida albicans was found in dental plaque. In the ECC group, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida krusei were detected, whereas Candida was not detected in children without caries.

Conclusion: It is important to consider the presence of Candida in both saliva and dental plaque, as it potentially plays a role in the pathogenesis of ECC. These findings suggest that 3 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record identifying and preventing Candida colonization may be valuable for individual risk assessment and could contribute to reducing ECC.

Keywords: Candida, dental plaque, caries, saliva
DOI :10.26650/eor.20241067980   IUP :10.26650/eor.20241067980    Full Text (PDF)

Şiddetli erken çocukluk çürüğü ve erken çocukluk çürüğü bulunan hastaların dental plak ve tükürüklerinde candida varlığı: pilot çalışma

Esra Özgöçmen, Tuğba Yiğit, Hüseyin Haydar Kutlu

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, erken çocukluk çağı çürüklerinin (ECC) ve şiddetli erken çocukluk çağı çürüklerinin (S-ECC) etyolojik faktörleri arasında yer alan Candida varlığının, çocukların dental plaklarında ve tükürüklerinde değerlendirmektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamız dahil edilme kriterlerini uygun 60 katılımcı ile gerçekleştirildi. Klinik muayeneye göre her biri 20 çocuktan oluşan, S-ECC bulunan, ECC bulunan ve diş çürüğü bulunmayan üç grup oluşturuldu. Çocuklardan diş plağı ve tükürük örnekleri alındı. Alınan örnekler, laboratuvarda, Candida varlığı ve Candida türleri açısından Liofilchem® – ChromaticTM Candida (Roseto degli Abruzzi, İtalya) besiyeri kullanılarak değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Candida varlığı, S-ECC (%40) ve ECC (%30) bulunan çocukların tükürüğünde, çürük olmayan çocuklara göre istatistiksel olarak yüksek görüldü (p<0.05). S-ECC (%25) ve ECC (%15) bulunan çocukların diş plaklarında, çürük olmayan çocuklara göre gözlemsel olarak daha fazla Candida belirlendi (p>0,05). S-ECC grubunda tükürükte Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei ve Candida tropikalis, diş plağında ise Candida albicans tespit edildi. ECC grubunda Candida albicans, Candida glabrata ve Candida krusei gözlenirken, çürük olmayan çocuklarda Candida görülmedi.

Sonuç: ECC patogenezinde potansiyel rol oynayan, tükürük ve dental plakta Candida varlığının bireysel risk değerlendirmesi açısından önemli olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, Candida geçiş yollarının tanımlanmasının ve önlenmesinin ECC’yi azaltmada faydalı olabileceği görülmüştür.

Keywords: Candida, dental plak, diş çürüğü, tükürük

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Özgöçmen, E., Yiğit, T., & Kutlu, H.H. (2023). Presence of candida in the dental plaque and saliva of patients with severe early childhood caries and early childhood caries: a pilot study. European Oral Research, 58(2), 102-107. https://doi.org/10.26650/eor.20241067980


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Özgöçmen E, Yiğit T, Kutlu HH. Presence of candida in the dental plaque and saliva of patients with severe early childhood caries and early childhood caries: a pilot study. European Oral Research [Internet]. 22 Nov. 2024 [cited 22 Nov. 2024];58(2):102-107. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/eor.20241067980 doi: 10.26650/eor.20241067980


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Özgöçmen, Esra - Yiğit, Tuğba - Kutlu, HüseyinHaydar. “Presence of candida in the dental plaque and saliva of patients with severe early childhood caries and early childhood caries: a pilot study”. European Oral Research 58/2 (Nov. 2024): 102-107. https://doi.org/10.26650/eor.20241067980



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Submitted07.02.2023
Accepted17.07.2023
Published Online10.10.2023

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