Title
Effect of coconut and sesame oils on gingivitis
Authors
Priyanka Vinod Bansal1, Chinmayee Kulkarni2, Vishnu Teja Obulareddy*,3, Sravana Laxmi Penumaka4 & Kiran Kulkarni2
Affiliation
1Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, Wakad, India; 2Rajashree Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Govt. Medical college Kolhapur, India; 3Virginia State Dental Association, Richmond, Virginia USA; 4Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontist, Government Dental College & Hospital, Vijayawada, India. *Corresponding author
Priyanka Vinod Bansal - E-mail: dr.bansalpriyanka@gmail.com
Chinmayee Kulkarni - Email: Kulkarni.chinmayee26@gmail.com
Vishnu Teja Obulareddy - E-mail: obulavishnuteja@gmail.com
Sravana Laxmi Penumaka - E-mail: sravanipenumaka7@gmail.com
Kiran Kulkarni - E-mail: kiranbk19@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2024; Revised April 30, 2024; Accepted April 30, 2024, Published April 30, 2024
Abstract
The effectiveness of Oil Pulling Therapy (OPT) with coconut (CO) and sesame oil (SO) on gingivitis patients is of interest. Forty patients were randomly distributed into group A and B for CO and SO respectively. Participants of group A were explained in detail about the OPT with CO and group B with SO along with their routine oral hygiene practice for 30 days. The mean plaque index of CO and SO reduced from 1.5 to 1.32 and 1.65 to 1.36 (p>0.05) respectively after 30 days. The mean gingival index of CO and SO declined from 1.12 to 0.9 and 1.1 to 0.81 respectively after 30 days (p>0.05) compared to initial scores. The mean no. of colonies in the case of CO and SO declined from 35.8 × 103 to 32.4 × 103 and 6.8 × 103 to 34.6 × 103 after 30 days (p>0.05). OPT reduced plaque and gingivitis, according to the results of one month. Hence, we must increase awareness about oil pulling, as this home therapy can prevent gingival diseases in countries with limited resources like ours.
Keywords
Oil pulling, coconut oil, sesame oil, gingivitis
Citation
Bansal et al. Bioinformation 20(4): 368-372 (2024)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
