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| ORIGINAL RESEARCH |
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| Year : 2013 |
Volume
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Probiotics for future caries control: A short-term clinical study
Anitha Chinnappa1, Harish Konde2, Sapna Konde1, Sunil Raj1, JP Beena1
1 Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, AECS Maaruthi College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Vydehi Institute of Dental Science and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Sapna Konde
Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, AECS Maaruthi College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.123363
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Objectives: To compare mutans streptococci levels in saliva, before and after consumption of probiotic ice-cream and curds.
Materials and Methods: Forty caries free children in the age group of 12-14 years were selected and equally divided into four groups I, II, III, IV. Children in group I and II were given 100 ml probiotic ice-cream and plain ice cream respectively and group III and IV were given 100 ml probiotic curd and plain curd respectively for a period of 7 days. Saliva samples were assessed at baseline, 1 hour after consumption and after 7 days intervention period using Mitis salivarius Bacitracin agar. The number of colonies was counted and subjected to statistical analysis.
Results: The study revealed a reduction in salivary mutans streptococci (MS) counts after 1 hour in all the groups. However after 7 days, probiotic ice-cream and curd showed a statistically significant (P < 0.001) reduction in MS counts as compared to the control ice cream and curd. The difference in the reduction of MS counts with probiotic ice-cream and probiotic curd at 1 hour and 7 days was not statistically significant.
Conclusion: The use of probiotic products could be an alternative strategy of displacing pathogenic microorganisms by probiotic bacteria and can thus be exploited for the prevention of enamel demineralization. |
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