Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Sudhanshu Bhardwaj
dr.sudhanshubhardwaj@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Oral diseases are the most common type of infections occurring in humans. The development of bacterial resistance to the broad spectrum antibiotics has raised the possibility of a return to the pre-antibiotic dark ages. Time has approached to shift the paradigm of treatment from elimination of specific bacteria to alteration of bacterial ecology by probiotics. Probiotics are live micro-organisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer health benefits upon the host. A few conventional foods containing probiotics are yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, soy beverages etc. Most often, they come from two groups of bacteria, Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium.  This article reviews all the aspects of probiotics used in periodontal therapy.

Keywords: Probiotics, Periodontitis, Lactobacilli, Bifidobacterium.