Effect of Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 and M18 Lozenges on the Cariogram Parameters of Patients With High Caries Risk: A Randomised Control Trial

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e23282
• Main Authors: Poorni, Saravanan, Nivedhitha, MS, Srinivasan, Manali, Balasubramaniam, Arthi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 18.03.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Dental caries; Dentistry; Diet; Disease; FDA approval; Fluorides; Oral hygiene; Patients; Preventive Medicine; Probiotics; Public Health; Risk assessment; Sample size; Software; Statistical analysis; Teeth; Mumbai India; India; caries risk; streptococcus salivarius; cariogram; lozenge; probiotics

To evaluate the effect of Probiotic K12 and M18 Lozenges on the Cariogram (Cariogram Mobile application Version 1.3 developed by Wong Jung Ming, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore) parameters of patients with high caries risk. Fourty-two subjects were randomly allocated to Group...