Bifidobacterium bifidum Bb-02 and Increased Salivary pH

• The role of probiotics in modulating cariogenic bacteria and oral health outcomes: A systematic review and risk of bias assessment.

  • 2025-12
  • Review · n = 34
  • The Saudi dental journal 37(10-12)
  • • Rahayu Zulkapli
    • Faezah Sabirin
    • Anis Najihah Salleh
    • Nurul Zurain Fatiha Zulaidi
    • Iman Nabilah Abd Rahim
    • Muhammad Nazirul Mubin Aziz

  • PubMed: 41331162
  • DOI: 10.1007/s44445-025-00103-1

  5 Insights on

  • Increased Salivary pH

  • Moderate evidence

  The findings suggest that probiotic interventions may represent a potential approach for preventing enamel demineralization, primarily through their ability to reduce cariogenic bacteria and increase salivary pH.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small