PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW

ABSTRACT The development of studies related to the human oral microbiome, as well as the applied sciences and techniques to investigate it, have helped reconsidering our understanding of tooth decay as an endogenous infection caused by a conglomerate of microorganisms. In addition to identifying the...

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Main Author: María Del Pilar Angarita-Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia
Series:Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia
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spelling doaj-1e9f43fc8ab74ebe96365bd4dd81a0f22020-11-25T03:31:23ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaRevista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia0121-246X28117920210.17533/udea.rfo.v28n1a10S0121-246X2016000200179PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEWMaría Del Pilar Angarita-DíazABSTRACT The development of studies related to the human oral microbiome, as well as the applied sciences and techniques to investigate it, have helped reconsidering our understanding of tooth decay as an endogenous infection caused by a conglomerate of microorganisms. In addition to identifying the great diversity of microorganisms involved in carious processes, similar studies in healthy oral cavity have also been conducted, as well as analysis of the interactions between microorganisms and the host. The results are paving the way to implementing biotechnology strategies to interrupt the onset and progression of the disease, and in this sense probiotics are a promising tool. Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms that once in contact with the oral cavity modify the microbial interaction favoring homeostasis. A literature review was conducted using various databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar), focusing on probiotics as a strategy for caries control, based on their function in the oral cavity; this includes some of the studies conducted so far as well as the description of features of the bacterial strains most commonly studied and the ones recently isolated. The article concludes by explaining the ideal features that bacterial strains should have to be efficient as probiotics in the oral cavity.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-246X2016000200179&lng=en&tlng=enprobioticsdental cariesmicrobiotahomeostasis
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PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia
probiotics
dental caries
microbiota
homeostasis
author_facet María Del Pilar Angarita-Díaz
author_sort María Del Pilar Angarita-Díaz
title PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
title_short PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
title_full PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
title_fullStr PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARIES CONTROL. A TOPIC REVIEW
title_sort probiotics and their relationship with caries control. a topic review
publisher Universidad de Antioquia
series Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia
issn 0121-246X
description ABSTRACT The development of studies related to the human oral microbiome, as well as the applied sciences and techniques to investigate it, have helped reconsidering our understanding of tooth decay as an endogenous infection caused by a conglomerate of microorganisms. In addition to identifying the great diversity of microorganisms involved in carious processes, similar studies in healthy oral cavity have also been conducted, as well as analysis of the interactions between microorganisms and the host. The results are paving the way to implementing biotechnology strategies to interrupt the onset and progression of the disease, and in this sense probiotics are a promising tool. Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms that once in contact with the oral cavity modify the microbial interaction favoring homeostasis. A literature review was conducted using various databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar), focusing on probiotics as a strategy for caries control, based on their function in the oral cavity; this includes some of the studies conducted so far as well as the description of features of the bacterial strains most commonly studied and the ones recently isolated. The article concludes by explaining the ideal features that bacterial strains should have to be efficient as probiotics in the oral cavity.
topic probiotics
dental caries
microbiota
homeostasis
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