Effect of Probiotic Containing Ice-cream on Salivary Mutans Streptococci (SMS) Levels in XXXX of 6-12 Years of Age: A Randomized Controlled Double Blind Study with Six-months Follow Up.

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INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the caries risk based on the salivary levels of @entity6586 in @entity1 of 6-12 years of age group before and after consuming probiotic ice-cream containing Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 and @entity9206 La-5. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A double blind, placebo controlled trial was carried out in 60 @entity1 aged between 6 to 12 years with zero decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT). They were randomly divided into two equal groups. Saliva sample were collected before the consumption of ice-cream and @entity6586 count was calculated and recorded as baseline data. For the next seven days both the groups were given ice creams marked as A and B. Saliva samples were collected after ice-cream consumption at the end of study period and also after a washout period of 30 days and again after six months. Samples were inoculated and colonies were counted. RESULTS: On statistical evaluation by students paired t-test, probiotic ice-cream brought significant reduction in the @entity6586 count after seven days of ice-cream ingestion (p<0.001) and also after 30 d of washout period (p<0.001). There was no significant reduction (p=0.076) by normal ice-cream consumption. After six months of the study period in both the groups the salivary levels of @entity6586 was similar to the baseline. CONCLUSION: Probiotic ice-cream containing Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 and @entity9206 La-5 can cause reduction in caries causative organism. The dosage of the probiotic organisms for the long term or synergetic effect on the oral health are still needed to be explored.
