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Effects of a functional food supplemented with probiotics on biological factors related to dental caries in children: a pilot study.

María Del Pilar Angarita-DíazD Forero-EscobarX A Cerón-BastidasC A Cisneros-HidalgoF Dávila-NarvaezC M Bedoya-CorreaSidonio C FreitasC L Cabrera-ArangoR Melo-Colina
Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2019)
Lactic acid probiotics can contribute to the decrease in the number of cariogenic microorganisms. However, the appropriate selection of the bacteria type with regard to its acidogenicity is fundamental to avoid the generation of an effect contrary to that expected, e.g. a significant decrease in salivary pH.
Keyphrases
  • lactic acid
  • young adults