Lactobacillus brevis MAK11L82B and Reduced Streptococcus Mutans Levels

• Effect of Lactobacillus brevis CD2 containing lozenges and plaque pH and cariogenic bacteria in diabetic children: a randomised clinical trial

  • 2020-10-21
  • RCT · n = 8
  • Clinical Oral Investigations 25(1)
  • • S. Lai
    • P. Lingström
    • M. Cagetti
    • F. Cocco
    • G. Meloni
    • M. Arrica
    • G. Campus

  • PubMed: 33083852
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03342-0

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Streptococcus Mutans Levels

  • High evidence

  In the probiotic group, Streptococcus mutans bacterial density mean scores dropped from 3.11 ± 1.13 at baseline to 1.82 ± 0.72 (t2) and to 2.06 ± 0.56 (t3), while in the placebo group, the scores were 3.09 ± 0.8 (t0), 2.82 ± 0.47 (t2) and 3.11 ± 0.43 (t3) (p < 0.01).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes