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Yu, Jeong suk, Kim, Minhee, Cho, Il-Hoon, Sim, Yu-Min, Hwang, Young Sun |
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Veterinary Sciences; Feb2024, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p96, 14p |
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Simple Summary: With the increasing number of households owning dogs and the verified human-to-dog oral bacterial transmission, there is a rising concern regarding the oral hygiene of dogs. Our study focused on conducting a genetic analysis of dental plaque bacteria in dogs and investigating the oral hygiene practices of owners for their dogs. The results highlight the urgent need for owners to improve oral care practices for their dogs. With the increase in the number of households raising dogs and the reports of human-to-dog transmission of oral bacteria, concerns about dogs' oral health and the need for oral hygiene management are increasing. In this study, the owners' perceptions about their dogs' oral health and the frequency of oral hygiene were determined along with the analysis of dog dental plaque bacteria through metagenomic amplicon sequencing so as to support the need for oral hygiene management for dogs. Although the perception of 63.2% of the owners about their dogs' oral health was consistent with the veterinarian's diagnosis, the owners' oral hygiene practices regarding their dogs were very poor. The calculi index (CI) and gingiva index (GI) were lower in dogs who had their teeth brushed more than once a week (57.89%) than in dogs brushed less than once a month (42.10%); however, the difference was nonsignificant (CI: p = 0.479, GI: p = 0.840). Genomic DNA was extracted from dental plaque bacteria removed during dog teeth scaling, and metagenomic amplicons were sequenced. The 16S amplicons of 73 species were identified from among the plaque bacteria of the dogs. These amplicons were of oral disease-causing bacteria in humans and dogs. The 16S amplicon of Streptococcus mutans matched that of the human S. mutans, with type c identified as the main serotype. This result suggests that human oral bacteria can be transmitted to dogs. Therefore, considering the high frequency of contact between dogs and humans because of communal living and the current poor oral health of dogs, owners must improve the oral hygiene management of their dogs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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