@article{Shaker_2018, title={The effects of mode of delivery on Mutans Streptococci colonization and dental caries in a sample of Iraqi children aged 3-5 years from Baghdad city}, volume={14}, url={https://mdj.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/mdj/article/view/755}, DOI={10.32828/mdj.v14i1.755}, abstractNote={<p>Aim: To investigate whether mode of delivery is associated with mutans streptococci<br>(MS) colonization and dental caries in pre school children.<br>Methods: This study includes 64 pairs of mothers and their children aged 3- 5 years<br>old (34 born vaginally and 30 born by Caesarean section).Data included a dental<br>examination, a questionnaire survey of mode of delivery, maternal gestational<br>age, as well as children’s birth –weight, and laboratory assessment (by collecting<br>non stimulated saliva for each woman and child and homogenizing them then<br>Mutans Streptococci (MS) were counted ,isolated, purified and diagnosed<br>according to morphological characteristic .<br>Results: Dental caries, salivary and plaque streptococcus mutans counts were<br>significantly higher in children delivered by caesarean section mode than those<br>delivered normally (P<0.05).There was a positive linear correlation between the<br>mean value of DMFS, salivary and plaque streptococcus mutans count of children<br>and their mothers, and this association statistically significant (P<0.05). Gender,<br>gestational age and birth weight had no significant correlations with the dmfs of<br>children (P>0.05).<br>Conclusion: The mode of delivery is significantly correlated with MS colonization<br>and caries outcomes in pre-school children.<br><br></p>}, number={1}, journal={Mustansiria Dental Journal}, author={Shaker, Dr. Nebal Thabit}, year={2018}, month={Dec.}, pages={51–57} }