ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017
Comparative Evaluation of Antiplaque Efficacy of Coconut Oil Pulling and a Placebo, Among Dental College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Traditional Oral Hygiene Practices and Their Effectiveness: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Pooled it
- Fusarium Keratitis: A Systematic Review (1969 to 2023).Mycopathologia · 2024Pooled it
- Palatal donor site management using tissue adhesives with adjunctive coconut oil in a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- The plaque reducing efficacy of oil pulling with sesame oil: a randomized-controlled clinical study.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Trial
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Oil Pulling on YouTube Shorts.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- The Effect of Coconut and Frankincense Oils on the Biofilm Growth ofF1000Research · 2025Article
- The Effect of Medium-Chain Triglycerides Oil onAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Oil Pulling for Improving Oral Health: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Influence of brushing with natural dentifrices on color change: In vitro study.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2021Article
- The effect of oil pulling with coconut oil to improve dental hygiene and oral health: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionOil pulling, has been extensively used as traditional Indian folk remedy since many years to prevent dental diseases and for strengthening teeth and gums.
aimTo compare and evaluate antiplaque efficacy of coconut oil pulling with a placebo among dental students, in Hyderabad city of India. MATERIALS AND
methodsA randomized controlled study was carried out among 40 dental students. Out of 40, 20 subjects were randomly assigned to study group and other 20 to control group. Subjects in the study group were given the coconut oil and control group a placebo, and advised to rinse for 10 minutes, once daily in the morning for a period of seven days. Plaque levels were assessed on day zero, third and seventh day using Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman Modification of the Quigley-Hein Plaque Index (1970) for both the groups.
resultsThe mean plaque scores showed a significant difference at baseline, third day and seventh day among both study (p<0.001) and control groups (p<0.001). Group wise comparison revealed, though the mean plaque scores were low among study group on third day and seventh day on comparison with the control group, significant difference was noticed only on the seventh day. Furthermore, the mean percentage reduction of plaque scores were also significant only on the seventh day with a high mean plaque reduction among study groups (p<0.001).
conclusionOil pulling is effective in controlling plaque levels.
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