Author(s):
1. Tijana Adamović, Medicinski fakultet Banja Luka , Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. Nataša Trtić, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Verica Pavlić, PHI Institute of Dentistry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4. Jovana Lovrić, JZU Zavod za stomatologiju Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract:
Probitics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. There are different types of bacteria which are used as probiotics. Commonly used bacteria include Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. These products help in stimulating health promoting flora and also suppressing the pathologic colonization and disease spread.Probiotics are now day’s widely studied for their beneficial effects in treatment of many prevailing diseases. This review is an attempt to discuss briefly the role of probiotics in oral health

Key words:
caries, Lactobacillus, periodontal disease, probiotics,halitosis

Thematic field:
SYMPOSIUM B - Biomaterials and nanomedicine

Date of abstract submission:
19.09.2017.

Conference:
Contemporary Materials 2017 - Savremeni Materijali

Final paper