A clinical trial on topical effect of probiotics on oral Streptococcus mutans counts in children

Background: Probiotics compete with the cariogenic oral bacteria like Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) for carbohydrates resulting in substrate depletion and reduction in the number of S. mutans. Aim: The evaluation of topical effect of short-term application of Probiotic formulation on S. mutans co...

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Main Authors: Raju Umaji Patil, Vedashri Prashant Nachan, Sameer S Patil, Rahul Vasantrao Mhaske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2021;volume=39;issue=3;spage=279;epage=283;aulast=Patil