Oil Pulling and Oral Health: A Review.
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2014-08
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Oil pulling is extensively used as a traditional Indian folk remedy without the scientific proof for many years to prevent decay, bleeding gums, oral
malodor, dryness of throat, cracked lips and for strengthening teeth, gums, and jaws. This paper reviewed the literature on oil pulling based on the
scientific articles available under the following subheadings: (1) Introduction (2) history (3) procedure (4) mechanism (5) benefits (6) discussion
(7) summary (8) conclusion. Oil pulling or oil swishing is the ayurvedic way of maintaining oral health and improving overall immune system. Oil
also pulling acts as an excellent detoxifying agent in healing the body inside. Oil pulling is a procedure in which the practitioners rinse their mouth
with approximately one tablespoon of an ordinary cooking oil for 3-20 min, then spits it out. This procedure is typically performed daily. In this
narrative review, authors try to illustrate different types of oil used for oil pulling and their oral benefits and general benefits on the health. Various
oils used for swishing (pulling) the oral cavity-coconut oil, palm oil, corn oil, rice bran oil, sesame oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, etc. Though oil
pulling is effective, none of the studies considered it as a replacement for the tooth brushing, but can definitely be a supplemental oral hygiene aid.
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Coconut oil, Herbal remedies, Oil-pulling therapy, Oral health, Sesame oil, Sunflower oil, Traditional medicine
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Tomar Poonam, Hongal Sudhee, Jain Manish, Rana Kuldeep, Saxena Vrinda. Oil Pulling and Oral Health: A Review. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews. 2014 Aug; 1(3): 33-37.