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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2019

A Study to Assess The Efficacy of Local Application of Oral Probiotic in Treating Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer and Oral Candidiasis.

M Nirmala, S G Smitha, Ganga J Kamath

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M NirmalaKempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, K.R Road, V.V Puram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004 India.ORCID 0000-0003-2806-9854
S G SmithaKempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, K.R Road, V.V Puram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004 India.
Ganga J KamathKempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, K.R Road, V.V Puram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004 India.
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To study the efficacy of local application of oral probiotics in improving oral health in recurrent aphthous ulcer and oral candidiasis. Eighty patients with diagnosis of recurrent aphthous ulcer and oral candidiasis were included in the study. They were divided into group A = 40 patients (patients treated with oral application of probiotic as an adjuvant) and group B = 40 patients (patients treated without probiotic). Both the groups were divided into two subgroups, group AU and group BU for recurrent aphthous ulcer and group AC and BC for oral candidiasis. Clinical signs and symptoms were assessed at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study. Pregnant or lactating women, patients with localised or systemic diseases such as Steven Johnson syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Behcet's syndrome and patients on chemotherapy or radiotherapy were excluded from the study.

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Bacillus ClausiiOral candidiasisProbioticRecurrent aphthous ulcer

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PMID31741944
PMCPMC6848315
OpenAlexW2611333854

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