Background: Traditionally, probiotics have been associated with gut health and are being mainly utilized for
prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal infection and disease. Nowadays sev eral studies have suggested the use of
probiotics for oral health purposes. Purpose: The aim of the study is to investigate the ability of probiotic drink, to
inhibit the growth of A.actinomycetemcomitans in vitro.
Method: The antimicrobial activity of commercial probiotics
drink (especially lactic acid) toward A.actinomycetemcomitans was tested by agar diffusion assays.
Results: There
were not zona of inhibition of lactic acid probiotic and probiotic drink toward A.actinomycetemcomitans.
Conclusion:
Probiotics drink that contains L.casei, L.acidophilus and Bifidobacteria is not able to inhibit the growth of
A.actinomycetemcomitans.
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