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by david_l_lin 1124 days ago
Except that we can! The oral microbiome can be modulated to get exactly what you’re asking: remove pathogens that are good at creating acid and replacing them with ones that are good at remineralizing.

Shameless plug for my company (Bristle Health) that is trying to do exactly that via oral microbiome testing and personalized recommendations and products to improve.

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Interesting, can you tell more? I’ve tried oral probiotics without much effect.

Did notice a difference for a couple of days after taking antibiotics for a week for something else, but it quickly subsided (my regular micro biome probably quickly recolonised the mouth).

I searched for the name and found it, seems like they ship you a test kit, then ID the microbes in your mouth and make recommendations based on that.

I noticed L. ruteri in some screenshots which I already know from other probiotic uses.

You guys have anything on the market yet?
Indeed we do! We have an oral microbiome test you can find here: https://www.bristlehealth.com/pages/products

and our first probiotic here: https://www.bristlehealth.com/pages/probiotic

All the species in the probiotic have been clinically studied with evidence that supports improvement in the oral microbiome and reduction of oral disease. Although, for transparency, the mechanism of action of some of the probiotics is still unclear, and we're working on figuring that out to improve oral probiotics and products in the future.