Bifidobacterium animalis BS-01 and Improved Plaque Index

• The efficacy of lactic acid bacteria-based toothpaste on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2025-10-20
  • Systematic Review
  • Frontiers in oral health 6
  • • Eun-Mi Choi
    • Su-Kyung Park

  • PubMed: 41190323
  • DOI: 10.3389/froh.2025.1668943

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Plaque Index

  • High evidence

  Meta-analysis demonstrated significant plaque reduction at 3 months [Mean Difference (MD) = -0.64; 95% confidence interval (CI): -1.14 to -0.15; p = 0.01]

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes