Oil Pulling: A Review

Aarushi Singh Rana; Nitya Sehgal; Ayushi Rana

doi:10.26440/IHRJ/0512.03477

Aarushi Singh Rana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0507-0107
Nitya Sehgal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0537-1455
Ayushi Rana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-472X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26440/IHRJ/0512.03477

Keywords: Oil Pulling, Traditional Medicine, Folk Medicine, Oral Health, Health

Abstract

Oil pulling is extensively used traditional Indian folk remedy to prevent decay, bleeding gums, oral malodor, dryness of throat, cracked lips and for strengthening teeth, gums, and jaws. In this procedure, the practitioners rinse their mouth with approximately one tablespoon of an ordinary cooking oil for 3-20 min, then spits it. This practice is usually performed on a daily basis. This technique is believed to cure more than thirty systemic diseases when practiced regularly and as directed. As a result of side effects to modern medicines and oral hygiene products, people are increasingly attracted towards such traditional practices. The present article attempts to review and discuss this ancient practice and its effects on one’s oral and general health.

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Author Biographies

Aarushi Singh Rana

BDS Final Year Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Nitya Sehgal

BDS Final Year Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Ayushi Rana

Intern, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India

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