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KMID : 1157520110070030129
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2011 Volume.7 No. 3 p.129 ~ p.134
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Oil Pulling and Oral Health
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Amith Holenarasipur Vasanthakumar
Audrey Madonna D’Cruz
Ravi Vasudev Shirahatti
Harsha Hari Nair
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Abstract
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Objective: "Oil pulling or oil swishing", in alternative medicine, is a traditional Indian folk remedy that involves swishing oil in the mouth. Oil pulling is an age-old process mentioned in "Charaka Samhita" and Sushrutha's "Arthashastra". It's a widely recommended procedure in Ayurveda.
Methods: 10 subjects in the age range 19-21 years, having fair-poor levels(scores 1.8-5.0) of plaque according to "Patient Hygiene Performance" (PHP) index performed Oil Pulling along with their other oral hygiene measures for 45 days, using Refined Sunflower Oil. Their Plaque and gingival scores were assessed at baseline, 15, 30 and 45 days by modified PHP and Gingival indices. The results were subjected to Friedman's test and Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results: The mean PHP value at baseline of 2.12±0.55, reduced to 1.07±0.42, mean Gingivitis score of 1.08±0.32 at baseline reduced to 0.73±0.29 after 45 days. The differences were found to be statistically significant.
Conclusion: Oil pulling is having dental benefits. Hence this holds a chance to be added to other oral hygiene measures. Further longitudinal studies with larger sample size are recommended.
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KEYWORD
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plaque, gingivitis, mouth rinses, tooth brushing, oil pulling
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