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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2215-3411</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3411</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2215-34112025000300048</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/ijds.2025.65258</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Use of ice cream containing probiotic an effective way to control dental caries?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[¿El uso de helados que contienen probióticos es una forma eficaz de controlar la caries dental?]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sette-de-Souza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Henrique]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amorim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rebeca de Siqueira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cartaxo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Renata de Oliveira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silvério]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sara Isabel Cruz]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amorim de Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luiza Rayanna]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Moan Jéfter Fernandes]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Pernambuco Faculdade de Odontologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Pernambuco Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Minho CEB-Centro de Engenharia Biológica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>48</fpage>
<lpage>58</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract To perform a systematic review to assess the decrease in bacterial counts of Streptococcus mutans in patients who used ice cream enriched with probiotics. Is registered in the PROSPERO platform, by the code CRD42022371298. The databases were Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Pubmed, Medline, and Science Direct, through a search algorithm based on the following PICO question: P-individuals systematically healthy and free of caries, I-enriched diet with probiotics, C-diet with ice cream without probiotics, O-S. mutans count after the diet, being only original articles. After the inclusion of metadata in the Rayyan platform, the text were read by two independent researchers, with inter-examiner kappa&gt;0.9, with a final sample of 5 articles. There was a significant reduction of S. mutans, with p-values between &lt;0.001 and &lt;0.005 for all studies analyzed, maintaining the decrease for up to 7 days, conserving it for 90 days after the diet protocol, but in this case without statistical difference. The use of ice cream containing probiotics to reduce the bacterial count of S. mutans is promising, but the ideal strain and the exact number of days for maintenance of the diet are still unknown.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Realizar una revisión sistemática para evaluar la disminución del recuento bacteriano de Streptococcus mutans en pacientes que utilizaron helados enriquecidos con probióticos. El estudio está registrado en la plataforma PROSPERO, con el código CRD42022371298. Las bases de datos utilizadas fueron Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Pubmed, Medline y Science Direct, mediante un algoritmo de búsqueda basado en la siguiente pregunta PICO: P (individuos sistemáticamente sanos y libres de caries), I (dieta enriquecida con probióticos), C (dieta con helado sin probióticos), O (recuento de S. mutans tras la dieta), siendo solo artículos originales. Tras la inclusión de metadatos en la plataforma Rayyan, los textos fueron leídos por dos investigadores independientes con un índice de kappa inter- examinador &gt;0,9, con una muestra final de 5 artículos. Se observó una reducción significativa de S. mutans, con p-valores entre &lt;0,001 y &lt;0,005 en todos los estudios analizados, reducción que se mantuvo hasta 7 días y que se conservó durante 90 días después del protocolo de dieta, pero en este caso sin diferencia estadística. El uso de helados que contienen probióticos para reducir el recuento bacteriano de S. mutans es prometedor, pero aún se desconoce la cepa ideal y el número exacto de días para el mantenimiento de la dieta.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lactobacillus acidophilus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral biofilm]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Streptococcus mutans]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral Hygiene]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lactobacillus acidophilus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Biopelícula oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Salud oral]]></kwd>
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