Age: 18 - 70
Healthy Volunteers: Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female volunteers aged 18-70 years
2. In good general health, ASA I
3. No clinical signs of gingival inflammation at >90% of sites observed
4. Absence of Periodontal Pockets, Probing Depth (PD) < 3.0 mm on all teeth/site
5. Absence of Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) = 0 mm
6. No periodontal disease history
7. Have at least 20 gradeable teeth
8. Non-smokers
9. Fluent in English
10. For study participants of childbearing potential, both men and women, at least one of the following birth control measures must be used: abstinence, hormonal birth control (oral, injectable, transdermal, intra-vaginal), intrauterine devices, confirmed successful vasectomy, or condoms.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Presence of orthodontic bands.
2. Presence of partial or full dentures.
3. Tumour(s) of the soft or the hard tissues of the oral cavity.
4. Cavitated carious lesions requiring immediate restorative treatment.
5. History of allergy to a consumer or personal care products or dentifrice ingredients as determined by the dental profession monitoring the study.
6. Participation in any other clinical study or test panel within one month before entering the study.
7. Medical condition which requires pre-medication before dental visits/procedures
8. Current use of anti-inflammatory, antibiotics, or antimicrobial drugs or within the last 30 days of enrolment.
9. History of periodontal disease.
10. History of systemic inflammatory, immune conditions and immunocompromised conditions
11. Pregnant or nursing women or those planning to get pregnant
12. Use of tobacco products.
13. Long-term antibiotic or anti-inflammatory therapy.
14. Medication or Natural Health Products (NHPs) that could affect the gingiva like calcium channel blockers, anti-epileptic therapy etc.
15. Medical condition or any current usage of medication that the investigator considers may compromise the study participant's safety as well as the quality of the study results
16. Allergy to any of the following ingredients: Streptococcus Salivarius, Sorbitol, Isomalt, Calcium phosphate dibasic, Potato starch, Mint, Glyceryl dibehenate, Stevia, Maltodextrin
17. Use of other probiotics
18. Taking anticoagulant medications and those suffering from blood and bleeding disorders
19. Recently experienced or will be experiencing dental, oral or any type of surgery.
20. Use of anti-plaque/ anti-gingivitis products
21. Presence of active infections
22. Participants who are experiencing nausea, fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhoea or severe abdominal pain.
23. Use of any antibiotics.