Characterization of Oral Veillonella Species in Dental Biofilms in Healthy and Stunted Groups of Children Aged 6–7 Years in East Nusa Tenggara

Citra Fragrantia Theodorea (), Saint Diven, Devin Hendrawan, Ariadna Adisattya Djais, Boy Muchlis Bachtiar, Armelia Sari Widyarman and Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne
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Citra Fragrantia Theodorea: Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4, Central Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Saint Diven: Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Devin Hendrawan: Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Ariadna Adisattya Djais: Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4, Central Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Boy Muchlis Bachtiar: Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya No. 4, Central Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Armelia Sari Widyarman: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Trisakti University, Jalan Kyai Tapa No. 1, West Jakarta 11440, Indonesia
Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne: National Dental Research Institute Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore 168938, Singapore

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-9

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: oral Veillonella; stunting; oral hygiene status; dental biofilm; East Nusa Tenggara (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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