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Probiotics Reduce the Prevalence of Oral Candida in the Elderly—a Randomized Controlled Trial

K. Hatakka1,2,*, A.J. Ahola1, H. Yli-Knuuttila3, M. Richardson4, T. Poussa5, J.H. Meurman3,6 and R. Korpela1,7,8

1 Valio Ltd, R&D, PO Box 30, FIN-00039 Helsinki, Finland;
2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital;
3 Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Finland;
4 Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland;
5 STAT-Consulting, Tampere, Finland;
6 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
7 Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Finland; and
8 Foundation for Nutrition Research, Helsinki, Finland


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  		Figure 1. Trial profile during the 16-week study.

 

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  		Figure 2. Percentage (95% confidence interval) of participants with high yeast counts (≥104 cfu/mL) in the probiotic (n = 92) and control (n = 100) groups at baseline, in the middle, and at the end of the intervention.

 

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 86, No. 2, 125-130 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600204
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