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Volume 3 Issue 2 (April - June, 2015)

Review Articles

PROBIOTICS AND ORAL HEALTH IN INDIAN SCENARIO- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Komal Meena

:  Diet plays a key role in optimizing oral health and dietary inadequencies have been considered an important aetiological factor in dental disease. Diet as a prevention or treatment option needs to be explored. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are “living microorganisms, principally bacteria that are safe for human consumption and, when ingested in sufficient quantities, have beneficial effects on human health, beyond the basic nutrition.”  Probiotics as dietary supplements are used to treat or prevent a broad range of human diseases, conditions, and syndromes. Traditionally, probiotics have been associated with gastrointestinal tract, however recently several investigators have suggested use of probiotics for oral health. This review elucidates the history of probiotics and focus as on their safety, mechanism of action including its scope for use in the Indian subcontinent.
Key Words:   Probiotics, Oral Health, Diet, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Indian population.

 
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