Oil Pulling and Oral Health: A Review.

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dc.contributor.authorTomar, Poonam
dc.contributor.authorHongal, Sudhee
dc.contributor.authorJain, Manish
dc.contributor.authorRana, Kuldeep
dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Vrinda
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T10:49:35Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T10:49:35Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractOil 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTomar 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/159320
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijsscr.com/sites/default/files/articles/IJSS-1-33.xmlen_US
dc.subjectCoconut oilen_US
dc.subjectHerbal remediesen_US
dc.subjectOil-pulling therapyen_US
dc.subjectOral healthen_US
dc.subjectSesame oilen_US
dc.subjectSunflower oilen_US
dc.subjectTraditional medicineen_US
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMedicine, Traditional
dc.subject.meshOral Hygiene
dc.subject.meshPlant Oils --therapeutic use
dc.subject.meshTooth Diseases --prevention & control
dc.titleOil Pulling and Oral Health: A Review.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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