1Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
2Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
3Department of Periodontics, Awad Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
4Tutor, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand
5Professor, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Ashesh Gautam, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Online published on 22 August, 2019.
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a global problem affecting children, their families and dental therapists as restorative treatments are unsuccessful due to the recurrence of caries. In addition, due to lack of cooperation among children, it is very difficult to manage compliance.
To study the effect of Chewable Probiotic Tablets on the growth and colonization of cariogenic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans) in children with mixed dentition.
The children were given chewable probiotic tablets and were asked to chew one tablet per day. At the end of a month, saliva was collected and streptococcus mutans count was seen.
There was a significant decrease in count of streptococcus mutans from baseline to 1st month, 3 months and 6 months.
Probiotics prove to be an important way to prevent dental caries.
Early Childhood Caries, Probiotics, Preventive measures
