In adults after third molar surgery, Lactobacillus reuteri lozenges did not change salivary oxytocin levels compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn adults after wisdom tooth surgery, probiotic lozenges did not change the body's own oxytocin levels in saliva compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- No significant changeSalivary oxytocin concentration
- Study
n = 61
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
At the 2-week follow-up, there were no significant differences in clinical wound healing index, extra-oral swelling, bacterial growth or salivary oxytocin levels between the groups.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Sixty-four consecutive volunteers (18-34 years) were enrolled to a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial with two parallel arms.
Following surgery, the patients were asked to take three lozenges per day containing two strains of Lactobacillus reuteri (DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 5289) or placebo for two weeks.
Salivary oxytocin concentrations were analysed from pre- and post-surgery samples using ELISA technique.
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.