The effect of a commercial probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota on oral health in healthy dentate people.

ABSTRACT: In the past decade, the use of probiotic-containing products has been explored as a potential alternative in oral health therapy. A widely available probiotic drink, Yakult, was evaluated for oral health applications in this longitudinal study. Selected oral health parameters, such as levels and composition of salivary and tongue plaque microbiota and of malodorous gases, in dentate healthy individuals were investigated for changes. The persistence of the probiotic strain in the oral cavity was monitored throughout the study period. A three-phase study (7 weeks) was designed to investigate simultaneously the effect of 4-week consumption of the probiotic-containing milk drink Yakult on the microbiota of saliva and dorsum tongue coating in healthy dentate people (n = 22) and levels of volati

SUBMITTER: Sutula J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3813825 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature