| Title |
Use of Probiotics and Oral Health
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Oral Health Reports, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40496-017-0159-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert P. Allaker, Abish S. Stephen |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to critically assess recent studies concerning the use of probiotics to control periodontal diseases, dental caries and halitosis (oral malodour). Clinical studies have shown that probiotics when allied to conventional periodontal treatment can ameliorate microbial dysbiosis and produce significant improvement in clinical indicators of disease. However, this effect is often not maintained by the host after the end of probiotic use. Current probiotics also show limited effects in treating caries and halitosis. Novel approaches based up on replacement therapy and using highly abundant health-associated oral species, including nitrate-reducing bacteria, have been proposed to improve persistence of probiotic strains and maintain oral health benefits. Probiotics have potential in the management of multifactorial diseases such as the periodontal diseases and caries, by more effectively addressing the host-microbial interface to restore homeostasis that may not be achieved with conventional treatments. |
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| Canada | 2 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 9 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 253 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 8% |
| Researcher | 16 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 35 | 14% |
| Unknown | 113 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 16 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 10% |
| Unknown | 117 | 46% |
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