Sordillo Aylesse, Casella Liza, Turcotte Raphaël, Sheth Ravi U
Kingdom Supercultures, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2025 May 29;15(11):1596. doi: 10.3390/ani15111596.
A majority of dogs suffer from some form of periodontal disease. This frequently manifests as halitosis or oral malodor, caused by microbes underlying poor oral health. Pathogenic oral microbes process dietary or host proteins into volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), which are perceived as malodorous and can further contribute to inflammation and periodontal disease progression. This double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial evaluated the ability of Superculture Pet Oral, a novel canine oral health postbiotic (COHP), to reduce canine oral malodor. In total, 24 dogs were stratified into two groups based on starting VSC levels. The groups received either COHP or a placebo as a powder topper for 14 days. VSC levels were measured via a Halimeter on Days 0, 7, and 14. Perceived malodor was also scored on the same days. COHP significantly decreased VSCs from baseline by Day 7 by 22% ( = 0.002). In the placebo group, VSCs increased over the course of the study. Throughout the study, COHP lowered VSC levels by 27% compared to the placebo ( = 0.004), and fully prevented an increase in VSCs compared to the baseline. Additionally, VSCs were correlated with the human perception of malodor, and twice as many dogs in the COHP group had perceptibly improved breath on Day 7 compared to the placebo, measured through a 10-point scaled survey. These findings validate the ability of this novel postbiotic to effectively reduce canine oral malodor and provide preliminary evidence that it may more broadly help to maintain canine oral health.
大多数狗都患有某种形式的牙周疾病。这通常表现为口臭或口腔异味,是由口腔健康状况不佳导致的微生物引起的。致病性口腔微生物将食物或宿主蛋白质加工成挥发性硫化合物(VSCs),这些化合物被认为有臭味,并会进一步导致炎症和牙周疾病的进展。这项双盲、安慰剂对照、随机临床试验评估了新型犬用口腔健康后生元(COHP)——超级培养宠物口腔产品减少犬类口腔异味的能力。总共24只狗根据初始VSC水平分为两组。两组分别接受COHP或作为粉末状添加剂的安慰剂,为期14天。在第0天、第7天和第14天通过口臭测量仪测量VSC水平。在同一天也对口臭感知进行评分。到第7天,COHP使VSCs较基线水平显著降低了22%(P = 0.002)。在安慰剂组中,VSCs在研究过程中有所增加。在整个研究过程中,与安慰剂相比,COHP使VSC水平降低了27%(P = 0.004),并且与基线相比完全阻止了VSCs的增加。此外,VSCs与人类对口臭的感知相关,通过10分制调查测量,在第7天,COHP组中口气明显改善的狗的数量是安慰剂组的两倍。这些发现证实了这种新型后生元有效减少犬类口腔异味的能力,并提供了初步证据表明它可能更广泛地有助于维持犬类口腔健康。
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