eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-04-26 5 2 295 304 2511 article T. Manigandan 1 S.P. Mangaiyarkarasi 2 R.Hemalatha 2 V.T. Hemalatha 1 N.P.Murali 3 Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are emerging as a fascinating field in medicine and dentistry. Probiotics are dietary supplements containing beneficial bacterias and yeast which play an important role to strengthen the immunity. Probiotics play a major role to strengthen the immunity and a important role in dentistry by creating a biofilm and helps in prevention of dental caries. Prebiotics are designed in a way to stimulate the number and activities of probiotics to improve health. Synbiotics refer to nutritional supplements combining pro and prebiotics that acts together in a synergitic manner. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol5no2/probiotics-prebiotics-and-synbiotics-a-review/ Probiotics Prebiotics Synbiotics Microorganisms Oral health