Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Probiotic M18 on Salivary in Preprimary Children.

UNLABELLED

The oral probiotic M18 (S M18) offers the potential to confer oral health benefits as it produces bacteriocins which are targeting .

AIMS

The purpose of this clinical trial was to assess the effect of S M18 probiotics on salivary and to identify the correlation between dental caries with salivary count.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This clinical trial was conducted in 40 children between the age-group 3-6 years, subjects were randomly selected and the decay extracted filled (due to caries) (def score) was recorded. The presalivary unstimulated saliva was collected and subjected to microbiological examination for counts, salivary pH, and buffering capacity. Children were divided into two groups as the control and the experimental group. bacteriocin like inhibitory substances M18 (M18 is a strain number) (BLIS M18) probiotic was administered in the experimental group, and unsweetened lozenge as a placebo in the control group for 7 days and postsalivary samples were collected and subjected to microbiological examinations for count, salivary pH, and buffering capacity.

RESULTS

A significant decrease in the counts were noticed, an increase in buffering capacity, and no significant change in pH was observed after the intervention of S M18. A linear correlation was observed between the def score and count.

CONCLUSION

This clinical trial revealed that S M18 in its 7 days regime can lead to the inhibition of counts favorably in the oral cavity by affecting salivary pH and buffering capacity.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Salim HP, Mallikarjun SB, Raju S, Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Probiotic M18 on Salivary in Preprimary Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2023;16(2):259-263.