Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health

Probiotics have a role in maintaining oral health through interaction with oral microbiome, thus contributing to healthy microbial equilibrium. The nature and composition of any individual microbiome impacts the general health, being a major contributor to oral health. The emergence of drug resistan...

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Main Authors: Sari A. Mahasneh, Adel M. Mahasneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Dentistry Journal
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/5/4/26
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spelling doaj-2a950a8484814de49640994bf9a97e8e2020-11-25T00:47:14ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672017-09-01542610.3390/dj5040026dj5040026Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental HealthSari A. Mahasneh0Adel M. Mahasneh1School of Dental Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanProbiotics have a role in maintaining oral health through interaction with oral microbiome, thus contributing to healthy microbial equilibrium. The nature and composition of any individual microbiome impacts the general health, being a major contributor to oral health. The emergence of drug resistance and the side effects of available antimicrobials have restricted their use in an array of prophylactic options. Indeed, some new strategies to prevent oral diseases are based on manipulating oral microbiota, which is provided by probiotics. Currently, no sufficient substantial evidence exists to support the use of probiotics to prevent, treat or manage oral cavity diseases. At present, probiotic use did not cause adverse effects or increased risks of caries or periodontal diseases. This implicates no strong evidence against treatment using probiotics. In this review, we try to explore the use of probiotics in prevention, treatment and management of some oral cavity diseases and the possibilities of developing designer probiotics for the next generation of oral and throat complimentary healthcare.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/5/4/26probioticsLactobacillusdental healthcareperiodontitiscarieshalitosis
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Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
Dentistry Journal
probiotics
Lactobacillus
dental healthcare
periodontitis
caries
halitosis
author_facet Sari A. Mahasneh
Adel M. Mahasneh
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title Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
title_short Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
title_full Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
title_fullStr Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
title_full_unstemmed Probiotics: A Promising Role in Dental Health
title_sort probiotics: a promising role in dental health
publisher MDPI AG
series Dentistry Journal
issn 2304-6767
publishDate 2017-09-01
description Probiotics have a role in maintaining oral health through interaction with oral microbiome, thus contributing to healthy microbial equilibrium. The nature and composition of any individual microbiome impacts the general health, being a major contributor to oral health. The emergence of drug resistance and the side effects of available antimicrobials have restricted their use in an array of prophylactic options. Indeed, some new strategies to prevent oral diseases are based on manipulating oral microbiota, which is provided by probiotics. Currently, no sufficient substantial evidence exists to support the use of probiotics to prevent, treat or manage oral cavity diseases. At present, probiotic use did not cause adverse effects or increased risks of caries or periodontal diseases. This implicates no strong evidence against treatment using probiotics. In this review, we try to explore the use of probiotics in prevention, treatment and management of some oral cavity diseases and the possibilities of developing designer probiotics for the next generation of oral and throat complimentary healthcare.
topic probiotics
Lactobacillus
dental healthcare
periodontitis
caries
halitosis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/5/4/26
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