Lactobacillus salivarius UALs07 and Reduced Mutans Streptococcus Counts

• Effects of Lactobacillus salivarius-containing tablets on caries risk factors: a randomized open-label clinical trial

  • 2014-09-02
  • RCT · n = 72
  • BMC Oral Health 14(1)
  • • Tetsuyo Nishihara
    • N. Suzuki
    • M. Yoneda
    • T. Hirofuji

  • PubMed: 25178882
  • DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-110

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  • Reduced Mutans Streptococcus Counts

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  The short-term administration trial showed that the L. salivarius WB21-containing tablets significantly decreased the number of mutans streptococci (P = 0.039).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes