Lactobacillus salivarius UALb-07 and Increased Dental Caries

• Cariogenicity of the Probiotic Bacterium Lactobacillus salivarius in Rats

  • 2005-11-22
  • Clinical Trial · n = 6
  • Caries Research 39(6)
  • • M. Matsumoto
    • M. Tsuji
    • H. Sasaki
    • K. Fujita
    • R. Nomura
    • K. Nakano
    • S. Shintani
    • T. Ooshima

  • PubMed: 16251792
  • DOI: 10.1159/000088183

  4 Insights on

  • Increased Dental Caries

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  In addition, the caries scores of rats superinfected with both Streptococcus mutans MT8148R and L. salivarius LS1952R from 18 days of age were significantly higher than those infected with either L. salivarius LS1952R or S. mutans MT8148R alone.

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes