Open AccessMechanism of oil-pulling therapy -In vitro study
Author(s) -
Sharath Asokan,
T K Rathinasamy,
N Inbamani,
Thangam Me,
Santosh Kumar,
Pamela Emmadi,
Rajendra Raghuraman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.79971
Subject(s) - saponification , food science , chemistry , agar , streptococcus mutans , titration , chromatography , bacteria , organic chemistry , biology , genetics
Oil pulling has been used extensively as a traditional Indian folk remedy without scientific proof for many years for strengthening teeth, gums and jaws and to prevent decay, oral malodor, bleeding gums and dryness of throat and cracked lips.