Effect of chewing gums containing the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri on oral malodour

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-250

  Keller, Mette K ^a   Bardow, Allan ^a   Jensdottir, Thorbjörg ^b   Lykkeaa, Joan ^a   Twetman, Svante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Ice Medico Ltd   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Halitosis; Organoleptic scores; Probiotics; VSC

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHEWING GUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MOUTH; PROBIOTICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859886498     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2011.640281     Document Type: Article

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