Oil Pulling for Your Oral Health—Why and How?
For a mobile-friendly version, click here . Oil pulling is inexpensive and can be easily included in your morning oral hygiene routine. Based on a recent review, it concludes that: [13] The limited evidence to date from clinical trials suggests that oil pulling may have beneficial effects on oro dental hygiene as seen for the short period of time investigated. Given that this is a potentially cost-effective intervention, this practice might be of particular benefit. Future clinical trials should be more rigorous and better reported. Oil pulling is also claimed to have advantages over commercial mouthwashes since it causes no staining, has no lingering after taste, causes no allergic reactions and is readily available in the household. [5] As a personal testimony with10 year's practice, I believe that oil pulling could be used as an effective preventive adjunct in maintaining and improving your oral health for most people (read "Warning" section below). Figure...