Oral Microbiota Composition for Oral and/or Sinus Infections

摘要

A formulated oral prebiotic edible composition useful for promoting a desired oral microbiota to treat a respiratory allergic condition and/or an oral and/or sinus infection condition in a subject in need of such treatment, the oral prebiotic including comprising L-arginine, the L-arginine including free individual molecules of L-arginine, the free individual molecules of L-arginine L present at a concentration of greater than about 0.1 wt %; a carrier, and a sugar comprising at least one of a monosaccharide and disaccharide; the composition in a configuration suitable to be maintained including being substantially dissolved within the oral cavity for over a period of at least about 1 minute to about an hour, the composition in an effective amount to thereby selectively promote an increased concentration of oral microbiota to thereby treat the respiratory and/or oral and/or sinus related allergy condition, the selected oral microbiota including Veillonella and Streptococcus.