Comparative effectiveness of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics in preventing dental caries: a meta-analysis from an oral microbiota modulation perspective.

BMC Oral Health · 2026 · PMC12918589 · PMID 41593561

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approaching significancep = 0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Fourth, mild publication bias was suggested for pediatric probiotic trials, with Egger’s test approaching significance ( p = 0.07) and trim-and-fill analyses implying potential missing studies.

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Time of intervention had a borderline significant relationship: Slope = − 0.031 per month, p = 0.07 Recommends that increased exposure can be enhanced.

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