Effect of Oil Pulling Over Inflammation and Gum Health

Abstract

Background- mouth is considered as the mirror to our whole body. Any disease shows its early symptoms in our oral cavity like ulcers, white patches, bleeding and many more. At the same time any early vague symptoms may lead to severe complications in the future. Oil pulling is an age-old oral hygiene practice to maintain proper gum health. There are various mechanisms, benefits found by oil pulling with essential oils which are economically feasible, easily available.Materials and methods- a well structured questionnaire with a set of 10 close ended questions were created and surveyed among 100s of south indian population through survey planet link. The results are collected, analysed and represented in pie charts.Result- though there are low levels of knowledge and awareness regarding oil pulling, there exists a positive attitude towards it in the prevention and treatment of inflammation and maintaining gum health. Conclusion- there exists a significant level of awareness and knowledge regarding the practice of oil pulling in overcoming inflammation and maintaining gum health. Further studies should focus on finding the disadvantage of oil pulling present, if any, analyse the benefits of oil pulling in day to day life and spread awareness about the same.