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Table 2 Halitosis (BANA test) results and oral findings among children who were 16S + 23S rRNA positive and negative in dental biofilm and saliva

From: The investigation of Helicobacter pylori in the dental biofilm and saliva samples of children with dyspeptic complaints

 

Dental Biofilm

p

Saliva

p

 

16S + 23S RNA (+)

(n = 58)

n (%)

16S + 23S RNA (−)

(n = 42)

n (%)

 

16S + 23S RNA (+)

(n = 65)

n (%)

16S + 23S RNA (−)

(n = 35)

n (%)

 

Halitosis

(BANA Test

Results)

Negative

5 (8.6%)*

12 (28.6%)

a0.007

6 (9.2%)**

11 (31.4%)

a0.014

Weak Positive

30 (51.7%)*

23 (54.8%)

a0.007

36 (55.4%)**

17 (48.6%)

a0.014

Positive

23 (39.7%)*

7 (16.7%)

a0.007

23 (35.4%)**

7 (20%)

a0.014

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Oral Findings

DMFT

5.22 ± 4.2*

3.03 ± 2.98

b0.005

4.72 ± 3.85

3.53 ± 3.91

b0.092

DMFS

7.43 ± 7.91*

3.19 ± 3.06

b0.001

6.67 ± 7.43*

3.73 ± 4.38

b0.024

dmft

4.1 ± 3.77

6.1 ± 4.5

b0.066

3.94 ± 4.13*

6.69 ± 3.95

b0.004

dmfs

7.33 ± 7.24*

13.13 ± 11.05

b0.023

7.26 ± 8*

14.35 ± 10.52

b0.002

Gingival Index

0.27 ± 0.49

0.15 ± 0.44

b0.059

0.27 ± 0.51*

0.12 ± 0.36

b0.005

Plaque Index

0.72 ± 0.6*

0.51 ± 0.43

b0.049

0.71 ± 0.59

0.50 ± 0.42

b0.088

Salivary Flow Rate

6.48 ± 2.93

5.71 ± 2.02

c0.146

6.48 ± 2.89

5.57 ± 1.85

c0.097

Saliva pH

7.42 ± 0.32*

7.59 ± 0.37

c0.019

7.42 ± 0.31*

7.62 ± 0.39

c0.009

  1. aChi-square test * p < 0.01 and ** p < 0.05 significantly different from 16S + 23SRNA (−)
  2. bMann Whitney U test cStudent t test SD: standard deviation
  3. * p < 0.01 significantly different from 16S + 23SRNA (−)
  4. BANA test results: negative (no blue color, no odor), weakly positive (faint blue color, low odor) or positive (definite blue color, high odor)
  5. DMFT/S: decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth/surfaces; dmft/s: decayed, missing, and filled primary teeth/surfaces
  6. 16S + 23S rRNA: 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA genes of H.pylori