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KMID : 1020220200200030387
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2020 Volume.20 No. 3 p.387 ~ p.397
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The effects of Lactobacillus reuteri-containing probiotics on the viability and biofilm formation of oral microorganisms
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Lee Su-Bin
Lee Kyung-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the inhibitory effects of probiotics containing Lactobacillus reuteri on Streptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. In addition, the degree of biofilm formation, initial acidity, buffering ability, and acid production performance were measured to confirm the dental caries-inducing ability.
Methods: S. mutans (KCTC3065) and A.
actinomycetemcomitans (KCTC2581) were used as experimental strains. The number of viable cells, degree of biofilm formation, initial pH, buffering capacity, and production performance were measured for comparing L. reuteri-containing probiotics and Bulgaris.
Results: The viability of S. mutans in the groups was reduced in the following order: Bulgaris, probiotics, control. The degree of biofilm formation was significantly higher at 0% and gradually reduced at different concentrations (p<0.01). At 2.5%, the absorbance of the probiotics and Bulgaris groups differed significantly (p<0.01). The acid formation ability differed significantly based on the performance of S. mutans in each product (p<0.05). The absorbance of the probiotics group was significantly lower than that of the Bulgaris group (p<0.01).
Conclusions: This study suggests that the use of L. reuteri-containing probiotics as an adjuvant for the prevention and decreasing of oral diseases may reduce their incidence, which can be considered one of the benefits of using probiotics.
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KEYWORD
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, biofilm, Lactobacillus reuteri, Probiotics, Streptococcus mutans
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