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Abstract Title:

Clinical Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in Non-Surgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial With 1-Year Follow-Up.

Abstract Source:

J Periodontol. 2016 08 ;87(8):944-52. Epub 2016 Mar 4. PMID: 26944407

Abstract Author(s):

Alicia Morales, Paola Carvajal, Nora Silva, Marcela Hernandez, Claudia Godoy, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Rodrigo Cabello, Jocelyn Garcia-Sesnich, Anilei Hoare, Patricia I Diaz, Jorge Gamonal

Article Affiliation:

Alicia Morales

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Probiotics are living microorganisms that provide beneficial effects for the host when administered in proper quantities. The aim of this double-masked placebo-controlled parallel-arm randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the clinical effects of a Lactobacillus rhamnosus SP1-containing probiotic sachet as an adjunct to non-surgical therapy.

METHODS: Twenty-eight systemically healthy volunteers with chronic periodontitis were recruited and monitored clinically at baseline and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after therapy. Clinical parameters measured included plaque accumulation, bleeding on probing, probing depths (PDs), and clinical attachment loss. Patients received non-surgical therapy, including scaling and root planing (SRP), and were assigned randomly to a test (SRP + probiotic, n = 14) or control (SRP + placebo, n = 14) group. The intake, once a day for 3 months, of an L. rhamnosus SP1 probiotic sachet commenced after the last session of SRP.

RESULTS: Both test and control groups showed improvements in clinical parameters at all time points evaluated. However, the test group showed greater reductions in PD than the control. Also, at initial visits and after 1-year follow-up, the test group showed a statistically significant reduction in the number of participants with PD≥6 mm, indicating a reduced need for surgery, in contrast to the placebo group.

CONCLUSION: The results of this trial indicate that oral administration of L. rhamnosus SP1 resulted in similar clinical improvements compared with SRP alone.

Study Type : Human Study

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