Identify gingivitis patients who are at increased risk of disease progression. Proper home care and more frequent professional cleanings can prevent the development of periodontal disease.
Monitor the treatment efficacy of periodontitis and prevent disease recurrence.
Identify implant patients who are at increased risk of implantitis.
Probiotics
Definition
Probiotics are live microorganisms that when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.
Benefit
Probiotics are a form of microbiome therapy, which uses beneficial or commensal bacteria to reverse the balance between the microbiome and the host and modulate the host’s immune system.
probiotics for oral health
Mechanism
Compete against pathogenic oral bacteria
Prime and modulate oral immune response
Application of probiotics in oral health
Bad Breath: About 90% of bad breath is caused by overgrowth of oral bacteria that produce volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs).
Caries: Dental caries are destruction of tooth tissues by bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates. Caries-promoting bacteria are acidogenic and aciduric.
Periodontitis: Periodontitis is caused by overgrowth of periodontitis-initiating pathogens, which lead to the imbalance of oral microbiome and the host
