Peedikayil Faizal C, Sreenivasan Prathima, Narayanan Arun
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala, India.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala, India.
Niger Med J. 2015 Mar-Apr;56(2):143-7. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.153406.
Oil pulling or oil swishing therapy is a traditional procedure in which the practitioners rinse or swish oil in their mouth. It is supposed to cure oral and systemic diseases but the evidence is minimal. Oil pulling with sesame oil and sunflower oil was found to reduce plaque related gingivitis. Coconut oil is an easily available edible oil. It is unique because it contains predominantly medium chain fatty acids of which 45-50 percent is lauric acid. Lauric acid has proven anti inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. No studies have been done on the benefits of oil pulling using coconut oil to date. So a pilot study was planned to assess the effect of coconut oil pulling on plaque induced gingivitis.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of coconut oil pulling/oil swishing on plaque formation and plaque induced gingivitis. A prospective interventional study was carried out. 60 age matched adolescent boys and girls in the age-group of 16-18 years with plaque induced gingivitis were included in the study and oil pulling was included in their oral hygiene routine. The study period was 30 days. Plaque and gingival indices of the subjects were assessed at baseline days 1,7,15 and 30. The data was analyzed using paired t test.
A statistically significant decrease in the plaque and gingival indices was noticed from day 7 and the scores continued to decrease during the period of study.
Oil pulling using coconut oil could be an effective adjuvant procedure in decreasing plaque formation and plaque induced gingivitis.
油拔或油漱疗法是一种传统方法，即从业者在口腔中含漱油。人们认为它可以治愈口腔和全身性疾病，但相关证据极少。研究发现，用芝麻油和葵花籽油进行油拔可减轻与牙菌斑相关的牙龈炎。椰子油是一种容易获得的食用油。它很独特，因为其主要含有中链脂肪酸，其中45%-50%是月桂酸。月桂酸已被证明具有抗炎和抗菌作用。迄今为止，尚未有关于使用椰子油进行油拔益处的研究。因此，计划开展一项初步研究，以评估用椰子油进行油拔对牙菌斑诱导的牙龈炎的影响。
本研究的目的是评估用椰子油进行油拔/油漱对牙菌斑形成和牙菌斑诱导的牙龈炎的影响。开展了一项前瞻性干预研究。研究纳入了60名年龄在16-18岁、患有牙菌斑诱导牙龈炎的年龄匹配的青少年男孩和女孩，并将油拔纳入他们的口腔卫生日常。研究期为30天。在基线、第1天、第7天、第15天和第30天评估受试者的牙菌斑和牙龈指数。使用配对t检验分析数据。
从第7天起，牙菌斑和牙龈指数出现了统计学上的显著下降，且在研究期间分数持续下降。
使用椰子油进行油拔可能是减少牙菌斑形成和牙菌斑诱导的牙龈炎的一种有效辅助方法。
