Anti‐caries Streptococcus spp.: A potential preventive tool for special needs patients
Eliane García Mato,
Bitalio J. Montaño‐Barrientos,
Berta Rivas‐Mundiña
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionProbiotics are living microorganisms that act on the host‐microbiome interface to restore the microbiota's physiological homeostasis. Numerous probiotics have been marketed with inhibitory activity against Streptococcus mutans and consequently with a potential anti‐caries effect, mainly of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, whose main disadvantage is their limited ability to settle in the oral cavity.MethodsThis narrative review describes the main Streptococcus spp. with probiotic anti‐S… Show more
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