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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Comparison and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sesame Oil, Coconut Oil, and Sunflower Oil Pulling on Gingival Health-A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Meghna Mehta, Prasanta Majumder, Dibyendu Dam Chowdhury, Praveen Kalai, K Mohamed Adhil, Shib Kumar Nath

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Meghna MehtaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Sks Medical College, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prasanta MajumderDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India.
Dibyendu Dam ChowdhuryDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India.
Praveen KalaiDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India.
K Mohamed AdhilDepartment of Periodontology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shib Kumar NathDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Compare and evaluate the efficacy of sesame oil, coconut oil, and sunflower oil pulling on gingival health. Methodology: Triple-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted by using three different oils in three groups. Results: All three oils were found to be effective on gingival health but coconut oil is found to be more effective. Conclusion: This study concluded that all three oils were effective in improving gingival health.

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Coconut oilgingival healthsesame oil

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PMID39926945
PMCPMC11805060

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