Effects of probiotic drop containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Lactobacillus reuteri on salivary Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus levels

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 469-474

  Tehrani, Maryam ^a   Akhlaghi, Najmeh ^a   Talebian, Leila ^a   Emami, Jaber ^a   Keyhani, Siamak ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Pharmaceutical Incubator Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drop; Lactobacillus; probiotic; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000402188     PISSN: 0976237X     EISSN: 09762361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-237X.194102     Document Type: Article

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