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Alternative medical practice without proven benefit, in which oil is "swished" around the mouth.
Oil pulling is an
alternative medical
practice in which an
edible oil
is swished around the mouth for a period of time and then spat out, similar to
mouthwash
.
[1]
It originates from
Ayurvedic medicine
.
Practitioners of oil pulling claim it is capable of improving oral health.
[2]
Its promoters claim it works by
pulling
out toxins
,
[1]
but there is no credible evidence to support this.
[1]
[3]
[4]
[5]
History
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Oil pulling stems from traditional
Ayurvedic medicine
,
[1]
[6]
[7]
[8]
whose practitioners may use
sunflower oil
,
olive oil
, or other
herbal oils
instead of
coconut oil
.
[1]
[9]
Criticism
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There is no
high-quality research
on oil pulling,
[1]
[3]
[5]
no understanding of a possible mechanism explaining how it would work,
[10]
and no evidence that it provides any benefit.
[1]
[4]
[5]
The
American Dental Association
agrees that there are no reliable scientific studies supporting the practice of oil pulling for any benefit to oral hygiene or overall wellbeing.
[11]
The
Canadian Dental Association
assessed the practice of oil pulling in 2014 stating: "We sense oil pulling won't do any harm, we're not convinced there are any particular benefits to it."
[12]
See also
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References
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King A (13 April 2018). "Bad science: Oil pulling".
British Dental Journal
.
224
(7): 470.
doi
:
10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.281
.
PMID
29651060
.
S2CID
4808148
.
- ^
Butler, Bethonia (20 March 2014).
"Everyone is talking about 'oil pulling.' But does this health practice actually work?"
.
The Washington Post
.
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a
b
Novella, Steven
(12 March 2014).
"Oil Pulling Your Leg"
.
Science Based Medicine
. Retrieved
22 April
2017
.
Oil pulling is a suggestive misnomer, implying that something bad is being pulled from the mouth (toxins and bacteria). What little scientific evidence exists shows that it is probably not as effective as standard
mouth wash
, and what benefit it has is likely entirely due to the mechanical act of swishing to remove particles and bacteria from teeth and gums ... Oil pulling for general health or any other indication is pure
pseudoscience
.
Detox claims
are based on nothing, as are all detox claims. There is no evidence or plausible rationale to recommend oil pulling for any indication other than as a poor substitute for
oral care
.
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a
b
Kensche A, Reich M, Kummerer K, Hannig M, Hannig C (April 2013). "Lipids in preventive dentistry".
Clinical Oral Investigations
(Review).
17
(3): 669?685.
doi
:
10.1007/s00784-012-0835-9
.
PMID
23053698
.
S2CID
30589353
.
- ^
a
b
c
Gbinigie O, Onakpoya I, Spencer E, McCall MacBain M, Heneghan C (June 2016). "Effect of oil pulling in promoting oro dental hygiene: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials".
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
(Review).
26
: 47?54.
doi
:
10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.011
.
PMID
27261981
.
To the best of our knowledge this is the first systematic review assessing the effect of oil pulling on oro dental hygiene. The results should be interpreted with caution because of the small number of included studies. Furthermore, the included studies were not adequately powered, and small sample sized studies could lead to misleading results
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Puri, Nividita (2015) "Holistic Approach of Oil Pulling in the Dental World: a literature review".
The Dental Assistant
20?23
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Bronson Gray, Barbara (18 April 2014).
"Oil-Swishing Craze"
.
WebMD
.
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Cheshire, Sara (6 August 2014).
"Does oil pulling work?"
.
CNN
. Turner Broadcasting System.
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Mulson, Jennifer (19 August 2014).
"Live Well: Oil pulling draws fans, skeptics in Colorado Springs"
.
The Gazette
.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
. Archived from
the original
on 23 August 2014
. Retrieved
5 September
2014
.
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Lakshmi, T; Rajendran, R; Krishnan, Vidya (2013).
"Perspectives of oil pulling therapy in dental practice"
.
Dental Hypotheses
.
4
(4): 131?134.
doi
:
10.4103/2155-8213.122675
.
- ^
"Oil Pulling"
. American Dental Association.
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Anna Lazowski (5 June 2014).
"Oil pulling: Ancient practice now a modern trend"
.
CBC News
. Retrieved
10 June
2014
.
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