Caries and ABO Secretor Status in a Hungarian Population of Children and Adolescents: An Exploratory Study

ABO blood group antigen (ABGA) secretion into the saliva and other body fluids is a well-known phenomenon, and there is evidence to suggest a link between secretor status and the appearance of caries. It has been proposed that secretion of these antigens into the saliva might be caries-preventive, h...

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Vydané v:Caries research Ročník 48; číslo 3; s. 179 - 185
Hlavní autori: Kárpáti, K., Braunitzer, G., Toldi, J., Turzó, K., Virág, K., Reiche, W.T., Rakonczay, Z., Nagy, K.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2014
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ABO Blood-Group System - analysis
Adolescent
Child
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Caries - blood
Dental Plaque Index
Dentition, Mixed
Dentition, Permanent
DMF Index
Female
Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests
Humans
Hungary
Male
Oral Hygiene Index
Original Paper
Saliva - chemistry
Sex Factors
Hungary
dmf-t/DMF-T
Mixed dentition
Salivary H-antigen secretion
ISSN:0008-6568, 1421-976X, 1421-976X
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Shrnutí:ABO blood group antigen (ABGA) secretion into the saliva and other body fluids is a well-known phenomenon, and there is evidence to suggest a link between secretor status and the appearance of caries. It has been proposed that secretion of these antigens into the saliva might be caries-preventive, however, this proposition is still a matter of debate. Our aim was to examine the relationship between caries experience and secretor status in a group of Hungarian children and adolescents in a cross-sectional study. Altogether 130 children and adolescents participated in the study (aged 6-18 years). Participants were divided into two groups according to dentition (i.e. mixed and permanent). ABGA were determined from saliva. The DMF-T and dmf-t (decayed, missing, and filled) indices were calculated, as well as the oral health hygiene index-simplified plaque index. Association of these indices with secretor status was examined. In mixed dentition, the mean dmf-t values were significantly lower in the secretor group (2.1 ± 0.52 SEM), as compared to the nonsecretor group (3.8 ± 0.93 SEM; p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test). The finding that children of mixed dentition are apparently better protected against caries suggests that the assumed protective effect might be associated with deciduous teeth, but given the general paucity of knowledge about this topic, further research is indicated.
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ISSN:0008-6568
1421-976X
1421-976X
DOI:10.1159/000356851