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The European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry has reported that a study done in India found that probiotics might help combat tooth decay in children.
However, the authors of the Indian study say that additional research is necessary to determine if probiotics are definitively beneficial in reducing the amount of cavities in children as previous studies examining whether probiotics prevent tooth decay have had mixed results.
The Indian researchers studied 150 children between the ages of 7 and 14 who did not have any tooth decay. The tested children were asked to mix a powder with water and swish around their mouth before swallowing for two weeks. The children were then tested for levels of Streptococcus mutans (the species of bacteria that causes cavities) and were found to have significantly less amounts of S. mutans compared with those children that received a non-probiotic powder.
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