The use of probiotic strains in caries prevention: A systematic review

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2530-2550

  Cagetti, Maria Grazia ^a   Mastroberardino, Stefano ^a   Milia, Egle ^b   Cocco, Fabio ^b   Lingström, Peter ^c   Campus, Guglielmo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cariogenic bacteria; Dental caries; Dental caries prevention; Lactobacilli; Mutans streptococci; Plaque acidogenicity; Plaque ph; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SORBITOL; XYLITOL;

BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL CARIES; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 84879954028     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5072530     Document Type: Review

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