Probiotics and oral health

Tejavathy Nagaraj; B Ravi; SN Sankara; K Madhu

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1281

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Year : 2012 | Volume : 24 | Issue : 2 | Page : 146-148

Probiotics and oral health

Tejavathy Nagaraj¹, B Ravi², SN Sankara³, K Madhu⁴
¹ Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
² Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
³ Professor and Head, Department of Conservative and Endodontics Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengalaru, Karnataka, India
⁴ Professor, Department of Pedodontics, KLE Dental College Bangaluru, Karnataka, India

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Tejavathy Nagaraj
Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1281

Probiotics, bacterial cultures or living microorganisms, upon ingestion in certain quantity promote and enhance health benefits. An International Life Science Institute Europe consensus document proposed a simple and widely accepted definition of probiotics as 'viable microbial food supplements which beneficially influence the health of human'. These bacteria should also adhere to the interstinal mucosa and finally should have the ability to inhibit the gut pathogens.

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