| DENTAL SCIENCE - REVIEW ARTICLE |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 319-322 |
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Bugs that debugs: Probiotics
Sugumari Elavarasu, Piranitha Jayapalan, Thamaraiselvan Murugan
Department of Periodontics, JKKN dental College, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Sugumari Elavarasu
Department of Periodontics, JKKN dental College, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.100286
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The oral cavity harbors a diverse array of bacterial species. There are more than 600 species that colonize in the oral cavity. These include a lot of organisms that are not commonly known to reside in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and also are more familiar: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Lactobacillus salivarius. The balance of all these microorganisms can easily be disturbed and a prevalence of pathogenic organisms can lead to various oral health problems including dental caries, periodontitis, and halitosis. |
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