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- Title
Smile guardians: Unveiling the power of prebiotics in early childhood caries defense - A randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Bhangui, Arya Chanda
- Abstract
Introduction: Steptococcus mutans is the major pathogen involved in caries development during the first few years of life. Prebiotics represent a breakthrough approach to maintaining oral health by utilizing naturally beneficial bacteria against bacteria that are harmful to teeth and gums. Selection of the best prebiotic delivery system and its duration in the oral cavity is important for its beneficial effect. Thus, the objective of the study was to assess the effects of prebiotic supplements on salivary buffer capacity and Salivary S. mutans count in children with early childhood caries. Methodology: The design of the study is a randomized clinical trial, where the sample size is 23. Patients received prebiotic supplements daily for 14 days and were followed up for 3 and 6 months. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected to assess salivary buffer capacity and S. mutans count by culturing the saliva samples on mitis-salivarius bacitracin agar. Results: A highly significant difference was noticed varying in different parameters. Salivary buffer capacity, which was 4.73 at baseline, increased at 3 months to 8.17 and at 6 months as 10.34. S. mutans colony-forming units showed a decline from baseline, 3 months, and 6 months, whose mean values were 45.78, 18, and 3.43. Conclusion: It can be suggested that prebiotics supplements can be adopted as a novel approach for the prevention of early childhood caries and also to maintain overall health. As prebiotics supplements are costeffective, they can also be recommended in low socioeconomic status population.
- Subjects
DENTAL caries; CLINICAL trials; PREBIOTICS; SMILING; BACITRACIN
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2024, Vol 42, pS99
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_59_24