1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
2Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
4Professor and Head of the Department Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
*Corresponding Author: Dr. N. Aravindha Babu, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Probiotics are used to control periodontal diseases, dental caries and halitosis (oral malodour. It also has a potentiality to manage multifactorial diseases such as the periodontal diseases and caries. Conventional treatment cannot restore homeostasis. Studies about the use of probiotics in dentistry are held, where certain studies had a negative result and some had a positive result. Probiotics are used to modulate and regulate the immune system of an individual.
Homeostasis, Dental caries, Gingivitis and Periodontitis
