Bifidobacterium lactis BI-04 and Reduced Inflammatory Markers

• Microbiological Analyses of Subgingival Flora in Response to Probiotic Adjuncts to Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Scoping Review.

  • 2026-01-02
  • Review
  • Cureus 18(1)
  • • Bernis Aydin
    • Seray Z Ozturk
    • Emine Cifcibasi

  • PubMed: 41635337
  • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.100604

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Inflammatory Markers

  • Low evidence

  Evidence suggests that probiotics may provide short-term, strain-dependent modulation of the microbiota, characterized by transient reductions in key periodontal pathogens and early improvements in inflammatory parameters.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small