Dental Calculus as a Potential Biosource for Human Papillomavirus Detection in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Pranata, Natallia; Maskoen, Ani Melani; Sahiratmadja, Edhyana; Widyaputra, Sunardhi

doi:10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.10.3093

Dental Calculus as a Potential Biosource for Human Papillomavirus Detection in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

¹ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Master Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

² Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

³ Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, West Java, Indonesia.

⁴ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, West Java, Indonesia.

10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.10.3093

Abstract

Objective: The infection of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) plays a role in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). A poor oral hygiene and dental calculus may cause the infection to persist. Therefore, this study aimed to assess whether this dental calculus could serve as a potential biosource in early detection of HPVs in patients with OSCC. Methods: DNA was isolated from the dental calculus of people diagnosed with OSCC, and MY09/11 primer set was used to detect the presence of HPV. The positive samples were further sequenced and aligned using megablast NCBI BLAST tool to identify the HPV genotype. Results: Electrophoresis examination showed that 4 of 14 samples collected (29%) had a clear single band, of which three had 97% to 99% similarity to a high-risk genotype HPV-58. Meanwhile, the other sample had 99% similarity to an unclassified papillomaviridae. Conclusion: Dental calculus is a promising source of HPV in oral cavity and could be used as a biomarker for early detection.

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