Journal of PEARLDENT
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3

Effect of oil pulling on oral hygiene

  • Author:
  • Shaveta Garg1,, M.K. Sunil2, Ashwarya Trivedi3, Saloni Arora4, Navneet Goyal5
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 13 to 18

1Private practitioner, Sunam(Pb)

2Professor and head, Dept of oral medicine and Radiology, Teerthankar mahaveer dental college & research institute, Moradabad

3Reader, Dept Of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam(Pb)

4Senior lecturer, Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Suredra Dental College, Srignagnagar

5Private practioner, Jhakal

*Address for Corresspondance: Dr. Shaveta Garg, Private practitioner, Sunam(Pb)

Online published on 7 February, 2018.

Abstract

Oil pulling is an age-old process mentioned in Charaka Samhita and Sushratha's Arthashastra. This study was conducted to assess the effect of oil pulling on Plaque and Gingivitis.

To evaluate the impact of oil pulling on plaque and gingivitis.

To screen its security on oral delicate and hard tissues.

20 subjects performed Oil Pulling along with their other oral hygiene measures for 45 days, using olive Oil. Their Plaque and gingival scores were assessed periodocally by modified PHP and Gingival indices. The results were subjected to t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test.

The reduction in plaque and gingival scores from baseline to 45 days were reduced respectively. The differences were found to be statistically significant.

Oil pulling is having dental benefits. Hence this holds a chance to be added to other oral hygiene measures.

Keywords

Plaque, Gingivitis, Rinsing, Oil Pulling