Study of oral health control and probiotics in the elderly people

Study of oral health control and probiotics in the elderly people - Oral health and probiotics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000024630

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-03

Start date

2016-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy elderly people

Interventions

The subjects ingest the tablets containing Lactobacillus salivarius WB21 for 2 months. The dose throughout the test period is maintained at 1 tablet 3 times per day (2.0 x 10^9 colony forming units pe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy elderly people

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not wearing complete denture prostheses, not currently visiting a dentist for treatment, not using antibiotics within 3 months, having no smoking habit, having no adverse reactions to lactose or fermented milk products, having no serious metabolic disorders, having no cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change of oral health condition by the oral administration of lactic acid bacteria-containing tablets for 2 months: Plaque index, tongue coating, probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, volatile sulfur compound.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
composition of oral microbiota	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNao Taniguchi

Fukuoka Dental College Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry

naojsz@college.fdcnet.ac.jp81-91-801-0411

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026