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Article: Lactobacillus GG prevents cavities. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Five hundred-ninety four children aged 1-6 years were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, milk with added Lactobacillus GG (containing 5-10 x 105 colony-forming units per ml) or unsupplemented milk. After seven months, the incidence of dental caries was 49% lower in the Lactobacillus GG group than in the control group (p = 0.004). The beneficial effect of Lactobacillus GG was most pronounced in three- and four-year-old children. Treatment with Lactobacillus GG also reduced the counts of the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans.
Comment: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (also called Lactobacillus GG) is a strain of lactobacillus that was ...