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Probiotic Biotherapy: Discussing Its Influential Role In Oral Health, Karla Florez, Claudette Sullano Jan 2020

Probiotic Biotherapy: Discussing Its Influential Role In Oral Health, Karla Florez, Claudette Sullano

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Introduction: Probiotics are widely known for their health promoting benefits, especially with its association to gastrointestinal health. For many years, most research has been focused on the prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal infections or diseases. However, recently probiotics has been a subject of investigation with its association to oral health. This review of literature is designed to analyze the effectiveness of using probiotics as a preventative and therapeutic method for oral infections/diseases such as periodontitis, dental caries, and the like.

Methods: Databases such as the PubMed, and Google Scholar were utilized to find current and relevant findings for this …