Cocoa and Reduced Mutans Streptococcus Counts

• Biological Properties and Antimicrobial Potential of Cocoa and Its Effects on Systemic and Oral Health.

  • 2023-09-10
  • Review
  • Nutrients 15(18)
  • • Simone Ortiz Moura Fideles
    • Adriana de Cássia Ortiz
    • Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis
    • Daniela Vieira Buchaim
    • Rogério Leone Buchaim

  • PubMed: 37764711
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu15183927

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Mutans Streptococcus Counts

  • Moderate evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Clinical studies also reported that the use of mouthwashes containing cocoa extract reduced Streptococcus mutans counts in saliva and dental biofilm formation.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes