Gingivitis

Oral health Gingivitis

Lactobacillus reuteri lozenges improves periodontal health

Background: The objective of this trial was to evaluate whether the regular consumption of probiotics may improve the known deterioration of periodontal health in navy sailors during deployments at sea. Methods: 72 healthy sailors of a naval ship on a practicing mission at sea were recruited and randomly provided with a blinded supply of lozenges to be […]

Author: Schlagenhauf U Year: 2020

Oral health Gingivitis, Pregnancy gingivitis

Lactobacillus reuteri lozenges reduces pregnancy gingivitis

Aim: This randomized controlled trial assessed the impact of Lactobacillus reuteri on pregnancy gingivitis in healthy women. Materials and methods: Forty-five healthy women (24 test/21 placebo) with pregnancy gingivitis in the third trimester of pregnancy were enrolled. At baseline Gingival Index (GI) and Plaque Index (PlI) were assessed at the Ramfjord teeth and venous blood […]

Author: Schlagenhauf Year: 2016

Periodontitis

Oral health Periodontitis

Lactobacillus reuteri improves the treatment of residual pockets in periodontitis patients

Background: To examine the adjunctive effect of a Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic (ATCC PTA 5289 & DSM 17938) on the re-instrumentation of residual pockets. Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study included 39 previously non-surgically treated periodontitis patients. A re-instrumentation was carried out, and probiotic and/or placebo drops were applied according to the study protocoll. Patients afterwards […]

Author: Laleman I Year: 2020

Oral health Periodontitis

Lactobacillus reuteri lozenges in the supportive therapy of periodontitis

Objective: The aim of this 12-month mono-centre double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical study was to evaluate the efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri-containing lozenges during the supportive therapy of generalized periodontitis stage III and IV, grade C (GPIII-IVC) patients. Methods: Twenty treated GPIII-IVC patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. The test group received two 3-month-long administrations of L. […]

Author: Grusovin MG Year: 2020

Oral health Periodontitis

Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics in the treatment of chronic periodontitis

Aim: The aim of this randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus reuteri-containing probiotic lozenges as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP). Methods: Thirty chronic periodontitis patients were recruited and monitored clinically and microbiologically at baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks after therapy. All patients received one-stage full-mouth disinfection […]

Author: Teughels W Year: 2013

Peri-implant mucositis

Oral health Peri-implant mucositis

Adjunctive probiotic therapy in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis

Background: Efficacy of mechanical debridement (MD) with adjunctive probiotic therapy (PT) in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis (PiM) in cigarette-smoking and never-smoking subjects remains uninvestigated. Purpose: The aim was to assess the efficacy of MD with adjunctive PT in the treatment of PiM in cigarette-smoking and never-smoking individuals. Materials and methods: Patients with (group I) and without PiM […]

Author: F Alqahtani Year: 2019

Oral health Peri-implant mucositis

Lactobacillus reuteri in the treatment of mucositis and peri-implantitis

Background: Oral probiotics appear to improve the treatment of periodontal diseases but there is limited evidence on their efficacy in the treatment of peri-implant diseases. The objective of the present study was to evaluate, clinically and microbiologically, the effect of the oral probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri Prodentis, as adjuvant to non-surgical mechanical therapy in implants with […]

Author: Galofré M Year: 2018

Oral health Peri-implant mucositis

Probiotic supplements and debridement of peri-implant mucositis

Objective: The aim of this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of probiotic supplements in adjunct to conventional management of peri-implant mucositis. Methods: Forty-nine adult patients with peri-implant mucositis were consecutively recruited after informed consent. After initial mechanical debridement and oral hygiene instructions, the patients received a topical oil application (active or placebo) […]

Author: Hallström H Year: 2016

Caries

Oral health Caries

Effect of Lactobacillus reuteri on early caries lesions

Background: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of tablets containing probiotic lactobacilli on early caries lesions in adolescents with quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF). Methods: 36 healthy adolescents of both sexes (12-17 years of age) were enrolled and randomly allocated to a placebo-controlled trial with two parallel groups. The test group received […]

Author: Keller MK Year: 2014

Oral health Caries

Lactobacillus reuteri during the first year of life reduces caries prevalence

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on oral health, at age 9 years, of daily oral supplementation with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri, strain ATCC 55730, to mothers during the last month of gestation and to children through the first year of life. Methods: The study was a single-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter […]

Author: Stensson M Year: 2014