Probiotics reduce mutans streptococci counts in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1539-1552

  Laleman, Isabelle ^a   Detailleur, Valentine ^a   Slot, Dagmar Else ^b   Slomka, Vera ^a   Quirynen, Marc ^a   Teughels, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries; Cariogenic bacteria; Lactobacilli; Mutans streptococci; Probiotics; Streptococcus mutans; Tooth decay

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902834861     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-014-1228-z     Document Type: Review

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