Personal Experiment: Testing BioGaia Prodentis Oral Probiotic's Effect on Oral Microbiome
By
sethbannon
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Summary
The article describes a personal experiment with BioGaia Prodentis, a direct-to-consumer oral probiotic. The author purchased the product online and conducted microbiome sequencing before and after use to analyze its effects. The article details the Swedish company BioGaia's history, their focus on Limosilactobacillus reuteri strains, and the author's methodology for testing the probiotic's impact on their oral microbiome through DNA sequencing and analysis.
Key quotes
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They have developed multiple strains of Limosilactobacillus reuteri, mainly for gut and oral health.
I thought it would be interesting to do some sequencing to see what, if anything, it did to my oral microbiome.
BioGaia Prodentis is available online for $20 or less for a month's supply.
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