Anti-caries Streptococcus spp.: A potential preventive tool for special needs patients.
Eliane García MatoBitalio J Montaño-BarrientosBerta Rivas-MundiñaIván Varela AneirosLucía Sande LópezJacobo Limeres PosseLucía Martínez LamasPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2023)
The possibility of using these Streptococcus spp. as probiotics that inhibit the growth of dental plaque and the development of carious lesions represents a potential tool of particular interest for individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities that impede the routine and effective application of mechanical dental plaque removal techniques.