Open AccessEffect of probiotics on the amount and pH of saliva in edentulous patients: A Prospective study
Author(s) -
Urvi Sanghvi,
Tamanna Chhabra,
Rajesh Sethuraman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.4103/jips.jips_121_18
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , context (archaeology) , probiotic , prospective cohort study , dentures , dentistry , significant difference , oral cavity , biology , genetics , bacteria , paleontology
Probiotics have been prescribed to old aged patients' invariably with or without complete dentures for improving their digestive process. It is mentioned that probiotics do have an effect in increasing the amount of saliva in the oral cavity. Therefore, this study was planned to evaluate the amount and pH of saliva after using probiotics for 60 days in completely edentulous patients.