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PROBIOTIC LACTO BACILLI AND ORAL HEALTH

Venugopal Reddy N, Arun Prasad Rao, Mohan G, Raja Rajesh Kumar

Probiotics may be defined as the ‘Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host’. Probiotics are being utilized to check the growth of caries promoting and periodontal pathogens in the oral cavity. This article describes the application of lactobacilli probiotics in oral health care and pedodontic practice.