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Year: 2014 // Volume: 2/ / Issue: 3/ / Page: 62-65
Tanvir Singh, Swapan Majumdar, Amal Kanti Ghosh, SP Pal, SR Waghle, Dakchiyani MB
1,4- Department of Orthodontics,
2,5- Department of Prosthodontics,
3- Department of Conservative Dentistry,
6- Department of Pedodontics
Mithala Minority Dental College and Hospital, Mansukh Nagar, Darbhanga
Corresponding Author: Dr. Tanvir Singh, Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Mithala Minority Dental College and Hospital, Mansukh Nagar, Darbhanga
Probiotics are usually defined as live bacterial cultures, which contain lactic acid bacteria such as lactobacillus and bifidobacterium. They can be taken as oral supplements or added to food. During the last few years, several authors have suggested that probiotic bacteria originally planned for gut health could also be beneficial to oral health. The aim of this review is to examine potential mechanisms of probiotic bacteria in the oral cavity and to summarize observed effects of probiotics with respect to oral health.
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