Effects of Lactobacillus casei Shirota intake on caries risk in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

Yakult is a well-known probiotic beverage consisting of a single live bacterial species, Lactobacillus casei Shirota. However, the potential cariogenic/cariostatic effects of Yakult intake among children have not been studied yet. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the clinical effects of short-term Yakult intake on oral biofilm acidogenicity, cariogenic bacterial counts, and caries risk in children.

Materials and methods

Eighteen children, 7-11 years of age, consumed standard Yakult daily for 7 days. Prior to and after intervention, functional oral biofilm acidogenicity characterized by the Stephan curve, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus mutans counts, and caries risk were determined.

Results

Probiotic intervention demonstra

SUBMITTER: Lin YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395271 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature