Probiotics: Contributions to Oral and General Health

From the last several years, the role of probiotic therapy in the field of medicine and in the oral health perspective is significantly increasing as they have health promoting benefits. Firstly, the probiotics was used in medicine to treat the medical conditions mainly related to gastrointestinal disorders but from the past few years keen interest has also been developed in treating the oral diseases with the help of oral probiotic therapy. Oral diseases are rising day by day due to the changing lifestyle, dietary habits and feeding patterns. Oral health has a direct impact on person¿s quality of life and damaging their personal and social life. Probiotics could be used to enhance the properties of oral microbiome and also maintain the immunological equilibrium. Probiotics affect both the oral microbial flora as well as the immune system of the host. For the prevention of oral diseases, these natural probiotic strains can help us to reduce the use of chemical based interventions. Results of probiotics have been turned out to be very promising in ensuring the healthy well being of the person.