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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry

Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Probiotic

Henna Palampadiyan Salim, Shanthala B Mallikarjun, Shashidara Raju, Austin R Surendranath

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Article in International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Effects of Oral Probiotics onDentistry journal · 2026
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  6. Adjunctive use of3 Biotech · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Henna Palampadiyan SalimDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-9844
Shanthala B MallikarjunDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
Shashidara RajuDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
Austin R SurendranathDepartment of Biochemistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oral probiotic Aims: The purpose of this clinical trial was to assess the effect of S M18 probiotics on salivary Materials and methods: This clinical trial was conducted in 40 children between the age-group 3-6 years, subjects were randomly selected and the decay extracted filled (due to caries) (def score) was recorded. The presalivary unstimulated saliva was collected and subjected to microbiological examination for Results: A significant decrease in the Conclusion: This clinical trial revealed that S M18 in its 7 days regime can lead to the inhibition of How to cite this article: Salim HP, Mallikarjun SB, Raju S,

Indexed as

Def scoreDental cariesProbioticSalivaStreptococcus mutansStreptococcus salivarius M18

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PMID37519958
PMCPMC10373771

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