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The impact of MUC 5B gene on dental caries
Author(s) -
Cavallari T,
Salomão H,
Moysés ST,
Moysés SJ,
Werneck RI
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.12784
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , oral hygiene , dentistry , buccal swab , multivariate analysis , biology , genetics
Objective To identify the impact of MUC 5B polymorphisms on dental caries. Methods A case–control study was performed with patients recruited at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. These individuals were aged 12 years old or more. Dental caries was diagnosed using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System, and the effects of socioeconomic, dietary, and hygiene factors on dental caries were investigated. Furthermore, buccal cells were collected, and their DNA was extracted and amplified using PCR . Uni‐, bi‐, and multivariate analyses were performed. Results Two hundred patients were recruited, 100 were assigned to the case group and 100 to the control group. In the bivariate analysis, the following variables showed significant results: ethnicity ( p = .008), biofilm ( p < .001), and gingivitis ( p < .001). The MUC 5B gene affected dental caries with the markers rs2735733 ( p < .001), rs2249073 ( p < .001), and rs2857476 ( p < .001). In the multivariate analysis, the biofilm variable remained significant ( p = .026), as did the following markers from the MUC 5B gene: rs2735733 ( p = .019), rs2249073 ( p < .025), and rs2857476 ( p < .005). Conclusion Genetic variations in the MUC 5B gene can influence dental caries.