Qat Chewing and Periodontal Pathogens in Health and Disease: Further Evidence for a Prebiotic-Like Effect
Joint Authors
Al-Alimi, Abdulrahman
Taiyeb-Ali, Tara
Jaafar, Nasruddin
al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al-Alimi, Abdulrahman& Taiyeb-Ali, Tara& Jaafar, Nasruddin& al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor. 2015. Qat Chewing and Periodontal Pathogens in Health and Disease: Further Evidence for a Prebiotic-Like Effect. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054915
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al-Alimi, Abdulrahman…[et al.]. Qat Chewing and Periodontal Pathogens in Health and Disease: Further Evidence for a Prebiotic-Like Effect. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054915
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al-Alimi, Abdulrahman& Taiyeb-Ali, Tara& Jaafar, Nasruddin& al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor. Qat Chewing and Periodontal Pathogens in Health and Disease: Further Evidence for a Prebiotic-Like Effect. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054915
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054915