Probiotics: A new era of biotherapy Alok A, Singh ID, Singh S, Kishore M, Jha PC, Iqubal MA, - Advanced Biomedical Research

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Probiotics: A new era of biotherapy Abhijeet Alok¹, Indra Deo Singh², Shivani Singh³, Mallika Kishore⁴, Prakash Chandra Jha⁵, Md Asad Iqubal⁶ ¹ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sarjug Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar, India ² Department of Psychiatry, Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India ³ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India ⁴ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad, India ⁵ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rama Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, Kanpur, India ⁶ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India Correspondence Address: Abhijeet Alok, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sarjug Dental College and Hospital and Mata R Devi Dental Hospital, Hospital Road, Laheriasarai, Darbhanga - 846 003, Bihar India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.192625

Probiotics or health-beneficial bacteria have only recently been introduced in dentistry after years of successful use in mainly gastrointestinal disorders. The concept of bacteriotherapy was first introduced in the beginning of 20^th century. They are administered in different quantities that allow for colon colonization. These products help in stimulating health promoting flora and also suppressing the pathologic colonization and disease spread. The use of probiotic plays an important aspect in dentistry too, ever since the oral infections occupied the prime spot among the other infections affecting the humans. Probiotics strengthen the immune system to combat allergies, stress, exposure to toxic substances, and other diseases. This review is an attempt to discuss briefly the role of probiotics in oral health.

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