Comparison between severe haemophilic A and healthy children in Streptococcus mutans, oral Lactobacilli and Candida albicans counts

Abstract EN

Background: Haemophilia is a common hereditary hemorrhagic disorder, however little is known about the oral microflora of hemophilic patients.

The purpose of this research is to compare between the viable count of Streptococcus mutans, oral Lactobacilli and Candida albicans from saliva of children suffering from haemophilia A aged (6-12) years and the viable count of the same microorganisms isolated from saliva of healthy subject (healthy supject group) aged (6-12) years.

Materials and methods: - Saliva samples were collected from 30 children with severe Haemophilia A (patients group and 30 healthy children (healthy subject group).

Microbial counts of Streptococcus mutans, oral Lactobacilli and Candida albicans were recorded for each group by using colony counter and expressed as colony forming unit multiplied by the dilution factor per millimeter saliva (CFU/ml).

Results: - The present study observed that the viable count of Streptococcus mutans and oral Lactobacilli in patient group was higher than the count of the healthy subject group while no significant differences were observed between the viable count of Candida albicans in patients group and healthy subject group.

Conclusion: - education, prevention and effort among parents and dental professionals can aid in improving the oral health of Haemophilia children.