Cultivation and molecular characterization of viable Helicobacter pylori from the root canal of 170 deciduous teeth of children
Wieland Elger, Nicole Tegtmeyer, Manfred Rohde, Bodo Linz, Christian Hirsch, Steffen Backert · 2024
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Description
Wieland Elger and co-authors wrote a study from 2024 that asks whether a stomach germ can live in children's teeth. The germ, Helicobacter pylori, settles in the stomach and can cause ulcers and cancer. How it spreads is debated, and the mouth is a suspect route. Studies found the germ's DNA in the mouth, but proof that it lives there was scarce.
The team studied plaque and root canals from one hundred and seventy decayed milk teeth pulled from fifty-four children. DNA tests found the germ in many root canals and some plaque. Live germs grew only from twenty-eight root canals and no plaque. Gene and protein tests confirmed the strain and traits. The authors say the low-air space of an infected root canal may shelter live germs for a time. Those germs could re-seed the stomach or pass to other people.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wieland Elger, Nicole Tegtmeyer, Manfred Rohde, Bodo Linz, Christian Hirsch, Steffen Backert |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |