TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of Oral Veillonella Species in Dental Biofilms in Healthy and Stunted Groups of Children Aged 6–7 Years in East Nusa Tenggara
AU - Theodorea, Citra Fragrantia
AU - Diven, Saint
AU - Hendrawan, Devin
AU - Djais, Ariadna Adisattya
AU - Bachtiar, Boy Muchlis
AU - Widyarman, Armelia Sari
AU - Seneviratne, Chaminda Jayampath
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a PINTERMIDI grant from Universitas Indonesia (contract number 1908/UN2. R3.1/HKP.05.00/2019), PPI Q1 from Universitas Indonesia (contract number NKB-571/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2021) and PUTI Q2 2020 from Universitas Indonesia (contract number BA-625/UN2.RST/PPM.00.03.01/2021) to C.F.T.
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PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Impaired development that causes stunting is one of the most common health problems in Indonesia. In particular, the highest number of cases of stunting in Indonesia was reported in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province. Previous studies have shown a tendency for deteriorating oral hygiene in children with a poor nutritional status. In addition, a higher proportion of oral Veillonella has been reported in children with poor oral hygiene. However, the relationship between populations of oral Veillonella and stunting has not been studied before. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the oral Veillonella profile in the dental biofilms of healthy and stunted children aged 6–7 years. The participants were 60 elementary school students in the Nangapanda District, Ende, NTT, Indonesia. In this study, real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to examine dental biofilm samples from the healthy (n = 31) and stunted (n = 29) groups. The results revealed that seven oral Veillonella species were found in all groups. However, the number of four oral Veillonella species significantly differed between the healthy and stunted groups: V. denticariosi, V. infantium, V. rogosae, and V. tobetsuensis. This is the first study to demonstrate a potential association between oral Veillonella species and stunting in children.
AB - Impaired development that causes stunting is one of the most common health problems in Indonesia. In particular, the highest number of cases of stunting in Indonesia was reported in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province. Previous studies have shown a tendency for deteriorating oral hygiene in children with a poor nutritional status. In addition, a higher proportion of oral Veillonella has been reported in children with poor oral hygiene. However, the relationship between populations of oral Veillonella and stunting has not been studied before. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the oral Veillonella profile in the dental biofilms of healthy and stunted children aged 6–7 years. The participants were 60 elementary school students in the Nangapanda District, Ende, NTT, Indonesia. In this study, real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to examine dental biofilm samples from the healthy (n = 31) and stunted (n = 29) groups. The results revealed that seven oral Veillonella species were found in all groups. However, the number of four oral Veillonella species significantly differed between the healthy and stunted groups: V. denticariosi, V. infantium, V. rogosae, and V. tobetsuensis. This is the first study to demonstrate a potential association between oral Veillonella species and stunting in children.
KW - dental biofilm
KW - East Nusa Tenggara
KW - oral hygiene status
KW - oral Veillonella
KW - stunting
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph192113998
DO - 10.3390/ijerph192113998
M3 - Article
C2 - 36360876
AN - SCOPUS:85141616467
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 21
M1 - 13998
ER -