Sivaraman Keerthana, Ub Rajasekaran, Prabu Neetika, Deepak Arun, T Nagaland, Sreedharan Anusha
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, RVS Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore, IND.
Orthodontics, RVS Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 2;16(2):e53456. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53456. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Oil pulling is a traditional Indian folk remedy for maintaining oral hygiene among orthodontic patients. This study aimed to assess the effects of oil pulling and compare them with those of chlorhexidine (CHX) and distilled water on the force decay of elastomeric chains.
Twenty-one samples were tested in three groups. Each of these groups contained seven samples per group. The samples evaluated contained distilled water, 0.2% CHX, and sesame oil. The samples were dipped in various mouth rinses, and force degradation was measured using a dynamometer (dynamic universal testing machine, Instron 8801, Instron, Norwood, MA) during days 0, 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28. The significance level was considered at 1%.
Force degradation was observed more in distilled water, followed by sesame oil, and less in CHX at the end of 28 days. Significant differences in values (p < 0.01) were found among the three groups in all the timelines in the study except on days 14 and 21.
Chlorhexidine showed the least amount of force decay, followed by oil pulling and distilled water. However, if oil pulling is practiced daily as a household remedy along with regular oral hygiene practices, it can save time and money and enhance general health.
油拔法是印度一种传统的民间疗法，用于保持正畸患者的口腔卫生。本研究旨在评估油拔法的效果，并将其与洗必泰（CHX）和蒸馏水对弹性链力衰减的影响进行比较。
21个样本分为三组进行测试。每组包含7个样本。评估的样本包括蒸馏水、0.2%的CHX和芝麻油。将样本浸入不同的漱口液中，并在第0、1、7、14、21和28天使用测力计（动态万能试验机，Instron 8801，Instron，诺伍德，马萨诸塞州）测量力的降解。显著性水平设定为1%。
在28天结束时，蒸馏水组的力降解更为明显，其次是芝麻油组，洗必泰组的力降解最少。除第14天和第21天外，在研究的所有时间点上，三组之间的值均存在显著差异（p < 0.01）。
洗必泰显示出最小的力衰减，其次是油拔法和蒸馏水。然而，如果将油拔法作为一种家庭疗法与常规口腔卫生措施一起每天进行，它可以节省时间和金钱，并增进总体健康。
