Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and Reduced Plaque Accumulation

• Impact of orally administered lozenges with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 on the number of salivary mutans streptococci, amount of plaque, gingival inflammation and the oral microbiome in healthy adults.

  • 2014-03-18
  • RCT · n = 31
  • Clinical oral investigations 19(1)
  • • Aino Toiviainen
    • Heli Jalasvuori
    • Emilia Lahti
    • Ulvi Gursoy
    • Seppo Salminen
    • Margherita Fontana
    • Susan Flannagan
    • George Eckert
    • Alexis Kokaras
    • Bruce Paster
    • Eva Söderling

  • PubMed: 24638207
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00784-014-1221-6

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Plaque Accumulation

  • High evidence

  The probiotic lozenge decreased both PI and GI (p < 0.05) while no changes were observed in the control group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes