Application of probiotics for dental caries prevention in children

Abstract

Based on the ecological theory, dental caries is a bacterial disease resulted from the imbalance of oral commensal microorganisms and it needs ecological methods to control. Due to its ability of regulating oral micro-ecological balance, bacteriotherapy has been regarded as a potential method to prevent dental caries, especially for children. The purpose of this review is to summarize the currently available data on probiotics of caries prevention in children.

Keywords

• Children
• Dental caries prevention
• Probiotics
• Bacteriotherapy
• Oral micro-ecological balance