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The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the normal oral cavity of children in Japan. Oral squamous cell specimens were collected from 77 children (44 boys and 33 girls), aged 3 and 5 years. Extracted DNA was evaluated for HPV infections by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods, using consensus primers for the L1 region, specific primers, and direct DNA sequencing analysis. Thirty-seven of 77 specimens (48.1%) were positive for HPV DNA. Positive rates of boys and girls in all specimens were 28.3 (22/77) and 19.5 (15/77)%, respectively. The positive rate in 3-year-old children was 45.2 (14/31)%, and positive rates in boys and girls were 52.6 (10/19) and 33.3 (4/12)%, respectively. The positive rate in 5-year-old children was 50.0 (23/46)%, and positive rates in boys and girls were 48.0 (12/25) and 52.4 (11/21)%, respectively. HPV types were determined by specific PCR and direct DNA sequencing analysis. Frequent HPV types in the specimens of all children were HPV-16 (11/37; 29.7%),-1 (6/37; 16.2%),-2 (6/37; 16.2%),-75 (6/37; 16.2%). The results of the present investigation indicate that many HPVs, including HPV-16 (a high-risk type for cancer), are present in the oral cavity of 3- and 5-year-old children. It is suggested, therefore, that the oral cavity is already a reservoir of HPVs in childhood where later HPV-associated diseases, such as oral cancer and other oral lesions, may develop.
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