Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals

The growing epidemic of chronic diseases afflicting both developed and developing countries is related to diet and lifestyle. The current dietary assessment still has many constraints, particularly related to the objectivity of data gathering. Dental calculus, which is usually considered as medical...

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Main Authors: Ignatius Setiawan, Dian Lesmana, Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati, Irna Sufiawati, Sunardhi Widyaputra
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5579208
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author Ignatius Setiawan
Dian Lesmana
Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati
Irna Sufiawati
Sunardhi Widyaputra
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description The growing epidemic of chronic diseases afflicting both developed and developing countries is related to diet and lifestyle. The current dietary assessment still has many constraints, particularly related to the objectivity of data gathering. Dental calculus, which is usually considered as medical waste in dental treatment, turns out to be a provider of abundant oral information. The objective of this study is to obtain the correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and nutritional intake based on FFQ. This research is an analytic observational study with a case-control study design. Samples consisting of 35 obese individuals and 21 normal-weight individuals were taken using purposive sampling. The nutritional intake data were obtained using FFQ. The macronutrient content of dental calculus was checked using a colorimetric assay. The comparison between obese individuals and normal-weight individuals was tested using the Mann–Whitney test and T-test. The correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and nutritional intake based on FFQ was measured using Spearman’s rank-order correlation. The results showed there was a correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and macronutrient intake based on FFQ. However, strong correlation was found only between fat intake with the total lipid content of dental calculus with rs = 0.521 and between carbohydrate intake with the total carbohydrate content of dental calculus with rs = 0.519. It was concluded that carbohydrate, protein, and lipid intake can be assessed using dental calculus. Dental calculus can be an alternative source of noninvasive, inexpensive, and specific dietary biomarkers.
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spelling doaj-art-52791ca7df1f4093aeefca1268888f992025-08-20T02:04:55ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55792085579208Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight IndividualsIgnatius Setiawan0Dian Lesmana1Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati2Irna Sufiawati3Sunardhi Widyaputra4Department of Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, IndonesiaDepartment of Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, IndonesiaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, IndonesiaDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, IndonesiaDepartment of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, IndonesiaThe growing epidemic of chronic diseases afflicting both developed and developing countries is related to diet and lifestyle. The current dietary assessment still has many constraints, particularly related to the objectivity of data gathering. Dental calculus, which is usually considered as medical waste in dental treatment, turns out to be a provider of abundant oral information. The objective of this study is to obtain the correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and nutritional intake based on FFQ. This research is an analytic observational study with a case-control study design. Samples consisting of 35 obese individuals and 21 normal-weight individuals were taken using purposive sampling. The nutritional intake data were obtained using FFQ. The macronutrient content of dental calculus was checked using a colorimetric assay. The comparison between obese individuals and normal-weight individuals was tested using the Mann–Whitney test and T-test. The correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and nutritional intake based on FFQ was measured using Spearman’s rank-order correlation. The results showed there was a correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and macronutrient intake based on FFQ. However, strong correlation was found only between fat intake with the total lipid content of dental calculus with rs = 0.521 and between carbohydrate intake with the total carbohydrate content of dental calculus with rs = 0.519. It was concluded that carbohydrate, protein, and lipid intake can be assessed using dental calculus. Dental calculus can be an alternative source of noninvasive, inexpensive, and specific dietary biomarkers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5579208
spellingShingle Ignatius Setiawan
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Sunardhi Widyaputra
Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
International Journal of Dentistry
title Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
title_full Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
title_fullStr Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
title_full_unstemmed Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
title_short Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals
title_sort correlation between the macronutrient content of dental calculus and the ffq based nutritional intake of obese and normal weight individuals
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5579208
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