ReviewNutrients2025
Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics Against Oral Candida in Children: A Review of Clinical Trials.
Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of probiotics in the management of oral candidiasis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics in preventing dental caries: a meta-analysis from an oral microbiota modulation perspective.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Modulating Oral Microbiota to Prevent Dental Caries: A Microbial Ecology Approach.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Protective effects of cell-free supernatants from a kefir-derived microbial consortium against multidrug-resistant Candida glabrata associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis.Medical mycology · 2026Article
- Gastrointestinal Journey of Human Milk Oligosaccharides: From Breastfeeding Origins to Functional Roles in Adults.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesChildren with an oral presence of
methodsWe searched two databases (PubMed and Google Scholar) for controlled clinical trials published in English up to 20 April 2025, and two authors scanned the abstracts independently for relevance. The selected full-text papers were reviewed and assessed for risk of bias.
resultsFour articles published between 2013 and 2025 were included in this review, covering a total number of 208 caries-active children between 3 and 14 years of age. Study designs were heterogeneous, and we observed conflicting results: two studies with probiotic streptococci failed to demonstrate any beneficial effects on the counts of salivary
conclusionsWe found insufficient evidence concerning the antifungal effects of probiotic supplements in children. Therefore, we recommend future clinical trials to explore the ability of pre-, pro-, and postbiotic interventions to affect cross-kingdom biofilms in order to support a balanced and health-associated composition of the dental biofilm in children.
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