Microbes and Their Role in the Oral-Systemic Connection: A Review of Recent Literature

Authored by Dr. Sanda Moldovan

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Risk indicators of early childhood caries (ECC) in children with high treatment needs

A Guide to Vegan Probiotics Supplements

Effect of Probiotics Supplementation on Bone Mineral Content and Bone Mass Density

The microbiota of the respiratory tract: gatekeeper to respiratory health

Dental Caries (Tooth Decay) in Children Age 2 to 11

The Benefits of Healthy Gums

Oral Bacteria and Immune System Problems Involved in Gum Disease (Periodontitis)

Probiotics and Disease: A Comprehensive Summary-Part 5, Respiratory Conditions of the Ears, Nose, and Throat

Probiotics and Disease: A Comprehensive Summary-Part 3, Cardiometabolic Disease and Fatigue Syndromes

Probiotics and Disease: A Comprehensive Summary-Part 7, Immune Disorders

Probiotics and Disease: A Comprehensive Summary-Part 6, Skin Health

Effectiveness of Xylitol in Reducing Dental Caries in Children

Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food

Nutrition as an Intervention for Depression and Anxiety?

Talking Microbes: When Gut Bacteria Interact With Diet and Host Organs

A Special Fondness for Lactobacilli

The Surprising Connections Between Oral Health and Well Being

Probiotics for Oral Health: Start Young

Some Orthodontic Appliances Are More Prone To Bacteria

Lactobacillus rhamnosus for infants

Oral Hygiene awareness

Stress, Illness and the Immune System

Impact of Lifestyle on Health

Dimensions of wellness: Change your habits, change your life

A review of 10 years of human microbiome research

Oral malodour (halitosis)

Oral Health for Kids

Microbiome: Does disease start in the mouth, the gut or both?

Commonly used mouthwash could make saliva significantly more acidic, change microbes

Oral Cancer

Effectiveness of Probiotics on the Duration of Illness in Healthy Children and Adults Who Develop Common Acute Respiratory Infectious Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Normal Oral Flora and the Oral Ecosystem

The role of probiotics in women with recurrent urinary tract infections

Mouth Microbes

Lactobacillus reuteri good for health, Swedish study finds

The effect of xylitol on dental caries and oral flora

Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years Old

Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population

Effectiveness of probiotics on the duration of illness in healthy children and adults who develop common acute respiratory infectious conditions

L. Brevis CD2 Strain Persistence in Oral Cavity

Links between coronavirus, nutrition and the immune system

Nutrients and Microbiota in Lung Diseases of Prematurity: The Placenta-Gut-Lung Triangle

Health Effects and Sources of Prebiotic Dietary Fiber

Curcumin: A Review of Its’ Effects on Human Health

NIH Human Microbiome Project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body

Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defense?

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates

Study Identifies Best Predictors of Bacterial Sinus Infection

Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses

A Study of Immune System Activity in Healthy Adults

Health benefits of selected vitamins

Malnutrition and its Oral Outcome – A Review

The use of interdental brushes or oral irrigators as adjuvants to conventional oral hygiene associated with recurrence of periodontitis in periodontal maintenance therapy: A 6-year prospective study

Could a probiotic help prevent the flu?

Probiotics Effective Against Viral Infections

Anti-inflammatory mechanism of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in lipopolysaccharide- stimulated HT-29 cell

Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Brain Development

The oral microbiota: dynamic communities and host interactions

Hygiene-related Diseases

Expectant mothers, children and teens need preventive dental visits

The function of probiotics on the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): facts and gaps

Human gut microbiota: does diet matter?

Taste Perception, Salivary Proteins & the Oral Microbiome

The Oral Microbiota: Living with a Permanent Guest

Oral Cavity

Frequency of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Oral Health

The Best and Worst Foods for Your Teeth

Systemic Diseases Caused by Oral Infection

Bacterial Mouth Infections

Healthy mouth, healthy body

Could Humans Live Without Bacteria?

Current Evidence of Natural Agents in Oral and Periodontal Health

The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide

How Bacteria In The Gut Help Fight Off Viruses

Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections

Friendly bacteria fight the flu

Short-term study suggests vegan diet can boost gut microbes related to body weight, body composition and blood sugar control

The One Probiotic That Treats Sinusitis

Plant-Based Diets Are Associated With a Lower Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and All‐Cause Mortality in a General Population of Middle‐Aged Adults

Acne vulgaris, probiotics and the gut-brain-skin axis - back to the future?

Helping bacteria be better friends

Recent biocontrol measures for fish bacterial diseases, in particular to probiotics, bio-encapsulated vaccines, and phage therapy

Seasonal Allergies and Complementary Health Approaches

Influence of Lactobacillus brevis on metabolite changes in bacteria-fermented sufu

Oral treatment with Lactobacillus reuteri attenuates depressive-like behaviors and serotonin metabolism alterations induced by chronic social defeat stress

Probiotics and Disease: A Comprehensive Summary—Part 5, Respiratory Conditions of the Ears, Nose, and Throat

Oral microbiome: Unveiling the fundamentals

Diet and Dental Health

Types of tobacco consumption and the oral microbiome

Effects of tongue cleaning on bacterial flora in tongue coating and dental plaque: a crossover study

Supplementation With Lactobacillus Reuteri Reduces Bone Loss in Older Women With Lo

What is L Reuteri?

Gut-Liver Axis and Sensing Microbes

Natural antidotes and management of metal toxicity

Tooth brushing, oil pulling and tissue regeneration: A review of holistic approaches to oral health

A Review on Impact of Medicinal Plants on Treatment of Oral and Dental Diseases

Can Probiotics Prevent and Treat Respiratory Infections In Children?

New Scientific Paradigms for Probiotics and Prebiotics

Gut-microbiota-brain axis in depression: The role of neuroinflammation

A nutritional approach to microbiota in Parkinson's disease

Role of the Oral Microbiome in Blood Pressure Regulation in Pregnancy

Fermented fruits and vegetables of Asia: a potential source of probiotics

Antibiotics can cause weight loss by impairing gut microbiota in mice and the potent benefits of lactobacilli

Probiotics and Gut Health (PRO)

Effects of a Lactobacillus salivarius probiotic intervention on infection, cold symptom duration and severity, and mucosal immunity in endurance athletes

Newly discovered microbe keeps teeth healthy

Antioxidant Properties of Probiotic Bacteria

Effects of probiotics on child growth: a systematic review

Probiotics as Additives on Therapy in Allergic Airway Diseases: A Systematic Review of Benefits and Risks

Dental Caries (Tooth Decay) in Children Age 2 to 11

Effect of a daily dose of Lactobacillus brevis CD2 lozenges in high caries risk schoolchildren

The surprising benefits of taking probiotics for teeth and gum health

The connection between microbiome and schizophrenia

Microbes as Drugs: The Potential of Pharmabiotics

Oral microbiome: Unveiling the fundamentals

What Child Oral Health-Related Behaviors Can First-time Mothers Actualize? A Pragmatic Prospective Study

Probiotic Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis (PROPAD)

Topical treatment with probiotic Lactobacillus brevis CD2 inhibits experimental periodontal inflammation and bone loss

Role of friendly bacteria in oral health - a short review

Probiotics are secret weapon for fighting symptoms of the common cold in college students, study suggests

Beneficial Effects of Probiotic Consumption on the Immune System

The role of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics in skin and neurodegenerative diseases

Prebiotics induced oral microbiota changes to accompany long-lasting allergy relief

The rationale for probiotics improving reproductive health and pregnancy outcome

The development of probiotics for women's health

Beneficial Effects of Probiotic Consumption on the Immune System

Oral probiotics supplementation can stimulate the immune system in a stress process

Adual strain Lactobacilli reuteri probiotic improves the treatment of residual pockets: a randomized controlled-clinical trial

Protective effects of Lactobacillus plantarum against chronic alcohol-induced liver injury in the murine model

New crosstalk between probiotics Lactobacillus plantarum and Bacillus subtilis

Does dental caries affect dental development in children and adolescents?

Probiotic Bacteria Induce a ‘Glow of Health’

Do Baby Teeth Really Matter? Changing Parental Perception and Increasing Dental Care Utilization for Young Children

Oral microbiome: Unveiling the fundamentals

What’s the Connection Between Probiotics and Digestive Health?

Ecological therapeutic opportunities for oral diseases

Anxiety: 11 of 21 studies say regulating gut bacteria may help

Recovery of Viable Bacteria from Probiotic Products that Target Oral Health

Could probiotics be the next big thing in acne and rosacea treatments

Studying the Skin Microbiome and the Potential of a Topical Probiotic Cream for Patients With Acne

Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth

Cardiovascular benefits of probiotics: a review of experimental and clinical studies

Nasal Priming with Lactobacillus rhamnosus CRL1505 Stimulates Mononuclear Phagocytes of Immunocompromised Malnourished Mice: Improvement of Respiratory Immune Response

Probiotics for prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG immunopathologic changes in chronicmouse asthma model

Probiotics in late infancy reduce the incidence of eczema: A randomized controlled trial

Effect of probiotics on biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: implications for heart-healthy diets

Functional food addressing heart health: do we have to target the gut microbiota?

Probiotics are secret weapon for fighting symptoms of the common cold in college students, study suggests

Clinical Efficacy of Probiotics: Review of the Evidence With Focus on Children

Probiotic Cuts Respiratory Illness Rates In Endurance Athletes, Study Suggests

Can Probiotics Prevent Asthma In Children?

Probiotic therapy cuts risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in half for some in ICU, study finds

Probiotic-derived molecule may suppress fatal brain inflammation, preclinical study finds

Lactobacillus plantarum IS-10506 supplementation reduced SCORAD in Use of a Probiotic to Enhance Iron Absorption in a Randomized Trial of Pediatric Patients Presenting with Iron Deficiency.

An Accelerated wound healing process in rat by probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri derived ointment

Breastmilk sugars differ in pregnant women on probiotics

Consuming probiotics promotes weight loss, reduces BMI

Growing evidence that probiotics are good for your liver

Anti-cancer and Biotherapeutic Potentials of Probiotic Bacteria

Probiotics in the Management of Lung Diseases

Oral Probiotics for Improved Ear, Nose and Throat Health

Engineering Gut Microbiome to Target Breast Cancer

The Power of Gut Bacteria and Probiotics for Heart Health

The Effect of probiotics on immune regulation, acne, and photoaging

Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes

Probiotics, gut microbiota and health

The role of microbiota, and probiotics and prebiotics in skin health

Exploiting the Oral Microbiome to Prevent Tooth Decay: Has Evolution Already Provided the Best Tools?

A Review of Excessive Sugar Metabolism on Oral and General Health

Oral health

Can probiotics modulate human disease by impacting intestinal barrier function?

Probiotics in gut-bone signaling

Gut microbiota and bacterial translocation in digestive surgery: the impact of probiotics

Transforming medicine with the microbiome

Does dental caries affect dental development in children and adolescents?

Sugars and Dental Caries: Evidence for Setting a Recommended Threshold for Intake

The subgingival periodontal microbiota in the aging mouth

Gut microbiota, inflammation and colorectal cancer

Child Weight Gain Trajectories Linked To Oral Microbiota Composition

Maturation of Oral Microbiota in Children with or without Dental Caries

Periodontal Disease Prevention Study

The magic of magic bugs in oral cavity: Probiotics

Lactobacillus Plantarum P8 for Its Brain Health Promotion Potential (P8)

Periodontal Gum Disease

Probiotics and Oral Health

Report on Oral Health in America

The Oral Microbiota

The Impact of Diet and Health on Gut Microbiota * Human Health

Cross Talk: The Microbiota and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Brain Development

Nutritional influence on bone: role of gut microbiota

Supplementation of Probiotics and Its Effects on Physically Active Individuals and Athletes: Systematic Review

Oral microbiomes: more and more importance in oral cavity and whole body

Effect of probiotic bacteria in composition of children's saliva

Oral health and cardiovascular care: Perceptions of people with cardiovascular disease

How our gut influences our health

Emerging Roles of Probiotics in Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Their Therapeutic Potential

Pilot Analysis of Early Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for Infant Colic Prevention

Ozone therapy in dentistry: A strategic review

Certain Oral Bacteria Associated With Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risks

Xylitol and sorbitol effects on the microbiome of saliva and plaque

Role of Lactobacillus reuteri in Human Health and Diseases

Effect of probiotics on biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: implications for heart-healthy diets

Clinical results of improvement in periodontal condition by administration of oral probiotics

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FUNCTIONAL FOODS/INGREDIENTS AND DENTAL CARIES

DENTAL CARIES: A DISEASE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION

CAN PROBIOTICS HELP WITH PSORIASIS?

PROBIOTICS: A PROMISING ROLE IN DENTAL HEALTH

USE OF PROBIOTICS AND ORAL HEALTH

PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF A PROBIOTIC TABLET ON ORAL HEALTH IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

USE OF PROBIOTICS IN ORAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH DENTAL IMPLANTS

PROBIOTICS AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF HALITOSIS, DENTAL CARIES, AND PERIODONTITIS

ADDED SUGAR AND DENTAL CARIES IN CHILDREN: A SCIENTIFIC UPDATE AND FUTURE STEPS

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS SEROTYPES AND COLLAGEN-BINDING PROTEINS Cnm/Cbm IN CHILDREN WITH CARIES ANALYSED BY PCR

PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS SP. INHIBIT GROWTH, BIOFILM FORMATION AND GENE EXPRESSION OF CARIES-INDUCING STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS

DENTAL CARIES (TOOTH DECAY) IN CHILDREN AGE 2 TO 11

CHILDREN'S ORAL HEALTH

EFFECT OF LACTOBACILLUS ON BODY WEIGHT AND BODY FAT IN OVERWEIGHT SUBJECTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS

RESEARCHED BENEFITS OF L. SALIVARUS

PROBIOTICS FOR TREATING WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES FOR IMPROVING MATERNAL AND FETAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIOCIN PRODUCED BY LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM F1 AND LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS OG1

IN TEETH, MARKERS OF DISEASE

MERIDIAN TOOTH CHART - REVISED AND UPDATED!

DO BABY TEETH REALLY MATTER? CHANGING PARENTAL PERCEPTION AND INCREASING DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

PROBIOTICS MAY LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

LACTOBACILLUS PLANATRUM

EFFECT OF A LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS PROBIOTIC ON A DOUBLE-SPECIES STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS AND CANDIDA ALBICANS CARIES BIOFILM

PROBIOTICS THE BENEFIT OF BACTERIA CULTURES

TARGETING BAD BREATH

THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR PROBIOTIC STRAINS OF LACTOBACILLUS

THE BRAIN-GUT CONNECTION

ORAL HYGIENE AND ORAL HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH FOCUS ON ORAL SOFT TISSUE

RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ROLE OF PROBIOTICS IN HUMAN INFLAMMATION & GUT HEALTH

ORAL BACTERIA MAY OFFER PROBIOTIC POTENTIAL AGAINST UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

STUDY OF ORAL BACTERIA IN PATIENTS WITH DRY MOUTH

LACTOBACILLI IN HUMAN DENTAL CARIES AND SALIVA

THE MICROBIOME-GUT-BRAIN AXIS: FROM BOWEL TO BEHAVIOR

PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM P8 ALLEVIATED STRESS AND ANXIETY WHILE ENHANCING MEMORY AND COGNITION IN STRESSED ADULTS: RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY

EFFECT OF PROBIOTICS ON DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

THE BACTERIA IN THE HUMAN MOUTH: AS POWERFUL AS FINGER PRINTS AT IDENTIFYING A PERSON'S ETHNICITY

POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF COMBINING YOGURT AND FRUITS BASED ON THEIR PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC PROPERTIES

THE INFLUENCE OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS ON DENTAL CARIES AND SALIVARY COMPOSITION

PROBIOTICS COULD HELP MILLIONS OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM BIPOLAR DISORDER

PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM P8 ALLEVIATED STRESS AND ANXIETY WHILE ENHANCING MEMORY AND COGNITION IN STRESSED ADULTS: A RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY

TAKING A PREBIOTIC APPROACH TO EARLY IMMUNOMODULATION FOR ALLERGY PREVENTION

PROBIOTICS IN NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN

ORAL HEALTH: A WINDOW TO YOUR OVERALL HEALTH

THE EFFECTS OF PROBIOTICS ON MOOD

SCIENCE BACKED PROBIOTIC HEALTH BENEFITS

ANALYSIS OF ORAL MICROBIOTA IN CHILDREN WITH DENTAL CARIES BY PCR-DGGE AND BARCODED PYROSEQUENCING

HOW ORAL BACTERIA COULD LEAD TO BREAKTHROUGHS IN CANCER, WEIGHT LOSS, AND OVERALL HEALTH

DENTAL, DIET AND NUTRITION

CURRENT LEVEL OF CONSENSUS ON PROBIOTIC SCIENCE

PROBIOTICS FOR PRETERM INFANTS – TIME TO END ALL CONTROVERSIES

GUT BACTERIA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

PROBIOTIC BACTERIA FOR HEALTHIER AGING: IMMUNOMODULATION AND METABOLISM OF PHYTOESTROGENS

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA

PROBIOTICS AND IMMUNITY: PROVISIONAL ROLE FOR PERSONALIZED DIETS AND DISEASE PREVENTION

SCREENING OF PROBIOTIC CANDIDATES IN HUMAN ORAL BACTERIA FOR THE PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASES

THE HUMAN MICROBIOME & OBESITY: MOVING BEYOND ASSOCIATIONS

EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASES, ORAL HEALTH, MICROBIAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND NUTRITION

MANY NON ANTIBIOTIC DRUGS AFFECT GUT BACTERIA

EVIDENCE SUMMARY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH & PULMONARY DISEASES

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM

ROLE OF ORAL MICROBIOME IN ORAL CANCERS, A REVIEW

LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI FOR INFANTS WITH COLIC

EFFECTS OF LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS

USE OF PROBIOTICS AND ORAL HEALTH

COMMON PROBIOTICS CAN REDUCE STRESS LEVELS, LESSEN ANXIETY

MAPPING THE HEALTHY HUMAN MICROBIOME

BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES OF PROBIOTICS

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SIMPLE SUGAR, XYLITOL MAY PREVENT LUNG INFECTIONS IN CF PATIENTS

LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS WITH POTENTIAL ORAL PROBIOTIC PROPERTIES

PROBIOTICS: IN DEPTH

DOES BETTER GUM HEALTH PROTECT YOUR HEART

XYLITOL, A REVIEW ON BIOPRODUCTION, APPLICATION, HEALTH BENEFITS & MORE

HEALTH BENEFITS OF TAKING PROBIOTICS

WHY BABIES NEED PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS

DIABETES CAUSES SHIFT IN ORAL MICROBIOME

LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS

PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION FOR THE OBESITY MANAGEMENT

GUM DISEASE

IS POOR ORAL HEALTH A RISK MARKER...

PROBIOTICS CAN PROTECT THE SKELETONS OF OLDER WOMEN

MICROBIOME AND ALLERGIC DISEASES

THE GUT MICROBIOME AS A MAJOR REGULATOR OF THE GUT-SKIN AXIS

Oral microbiome development during childhood; an ecological succession influenced by postnatal factors and associated with tooth decay

The biological prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental caries: scientific advances in the United States

Factors Associated with Dental Root Caries: A Systematic Review

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