Does Administration of Probiotics During Infancy Increase the Caries Risk of a Child

University of Turku

Overview

Aim: to examine caries occurrence in children who ten years ago received a mixture of probiotics during infancy. Hypothesis: the administration of probiotics during infancy has no effect on future dental health.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Conditions

Dental Caries

Interventions

Probiotics in infant milk formulaDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotic infgant milk formula administered during the forst year of life

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Child participated in the probiotic milk intervention study in early 2000 * Child lives now within 100 km from Turku Exclusion Criteria: * Child has a chronic illness affecting dental health * Child lives now outside 100 km from Turku

Locations (1)

University of Turku

Turku, Finland, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Caries occurence

Time frame: 10 years

Secondary Outcomes

Oral microbial colonization

Time frame: 10 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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