ReviewCurrent oral health reports2017
Use of Probiotics and Oral Health.
Review in Current oral health reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The efficacy of lactic acid bacteria-based toothpaste on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- It's Dead! Can Postbiotics Really Help Performance and Recovery? A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
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- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Probiotic Treatment for Halitosis: Novel Insights into Glucose and Phosphorus Metabolism.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Trial
- A pilot study to assess oral colonization and pH buffering by the probiotic Streptococcus dentisani under different dosing regimes.Odontology · 2020Trial
- Topic Application of the ProbioticFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Trial
- Oral Cavity Antibacterial Discovery Pipeline Driven by Advanced Analytical Techniques.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Investigation of the anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties of Weizmannia coagulans MBBCM9™ and formulation of a probiotic oral health product.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
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- Longitudinal Exploratory Analysis of Salivary Microbiota Profiles in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Before and After Surgery: A Pilot Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Genome-Informed Characterization of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ND88 with Inhibitory Activity against Representative Oral Pathogens.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- State-of-the-Art Review on Probiotics, Synbiotics, and Microbial Metabolites: Molecular Mechanisms Shaping Host Immunity, Metabolic Health, and Chronic Disease Prevention.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Review
- Comparative microbiome profiling of betel quid chewers and non-chewers to identify dysbiotic microbial signatures.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effectiveness ofInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Exploring the Multitude: A Review on Different Categorization of Probiotics.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Probiotic intervention modulates volatile sulfur compound-associated pathways and oral microbiome balance in ligature-induced periodontitis rats.Journal of oral microbiology · 2026Article
- Compatibility of toothpastes with probiotics for periodontal health: anFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Host modulation therapy in periodontitis: from established therapies to emerging technologies.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Host-microbiome-immune disequilibrium in oral disease: mechanisms, dysbiosis, and precision therapeutics.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Effects of Nutritional Supplements Alone or as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe purpose of this study is to critically assess recent studies concerning the use of probiotics to control periodontal diseases, dental caries and halitosis (oral malodour). RECENT
findingsClinical studies have shown that probiotics when allied to conventional periodontal treatment can ameliorate microbial dysbiosis and produce significant improvement in clinical indicators of disease. However, this effect is often not maintained by the host after the end of probiotic use. Current probiotics also show limited effects in treating caries and halitosis. Novel approaches based up on replacement therapy and using highly abundant health-associated oral species, including nitrate-reducing bacteria, have been proposed to improve persistence of probiotic strains and maintain oral health benefits. SUMMARY: Probiotics have potential in the management of multifactorial diseases such as the periodontal diseases and caries, by more effectively addressing the host-microbial interface to restore homeostasis that may not be achieved with conventional treatments.
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