Administration of bifidobacteriumanimalis subsp. lactis bb-12 in early childhood: A post-trial effect on caries occurrence at four years of age

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 364-372

  Taipale, T ^a   Pienihakkinen K ^b   Alanen, P ^b   Jokela, J ^a   Soderling E ^b  

^a Korpilahti Muurame Health Care Center   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Early childhood caries; Mutans streptococci; Pacifier; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SORBITOL; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BEVERAGES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIN; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; XYLITOL;

EID: 84875827913     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348424     Document Type: Article

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