Qatchewing and periodontal pathogens in health and disease: Further evidence for a prebiotic-like effect

Al-alimi, A. and Taiyeb Ali, T.B. and Jaafar, N. and Al-hebshi, N.N. (2015) Qatchewing and periodontal pathogens in health and disease: Further evidence for a prebiotic-like effect. BioMed Research International. ISSN 2314-6133, DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/291305.

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Abstract

Aim. Qat chewing has been reported to induce subgingival microbial shifts suggestive of prebiotic-like properties. The objective here was to assess the effect of qat chewing on a panel of classical and new putative periopathogens in health and periodontitis. Materials and Methods. 40 qat chewers and 40 nonchewers, equally stratified by periodontal health status, were recruited. Taqman, real-time PCR was used to quantify total bacteria, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Treponema denticola, Parvimonas micra, Filifactor alocis, Synergistetes, and TM7s in pooled subgingival biofilm samples. Differences in microbial parameters between the study groups were analysed using ordinal regression. Results. In health, the qat chewers harboured significantly lower relative counts of P. gingivalis, T. forsythia, Synergistetes, and TM7s after adjustment for multiple comparisons (P <= 0.007). At nominal significance level, they also carried lower counts of TM7s and P. micra (P <= 0.05). In periodontitis, the chewers had lower counts of all taxa; however, only T. denticola withstood correction for multiple comparisons (P <= 0.0063). Conclusions. Qat chewing is associated with lower proportions of periopathogens, particularly in subjects with healthy periodontium, which supports previous reports of its prebiotic-like properties. This potentially beneficial biological effect can be exploited by attempting to isolate the active fraction.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information:	Department of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences (Periodontology), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Subjects:	R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Dentistry
Depositing User:	Mr Ahmad Azwan Azman
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2015 00:41
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2017 09:25
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/14376

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