Comparison of the Effects of Oil Pulling Therapy With Different Oils

NCT04737798 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BaskentU7
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Oil pulling" or "oil swishing" originates from ancient Ayurvedic medicine in India and now practiced in other parts of the world as a form of complementary and alternative medicine. It has been described as Kavalagraha or Gandhoosha in the ayurvedic texts of Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita. It is a procedure that involves swishing oil in the mouth a period of 15 min, before spitting it out. In addition to its systemic benefits, oil pulling therapy has also benefits on oral health. The oil pulling therapy can be performed by using edible oils like sesame oil, sunflower oil and coconut oil. However, there is only one study in the literature comparing the effect of oil pulling therapy using coconut oil versus sesame oil on plaque-induced gingivitis and the results were in favor of coconut oil. In order to clarify the gap in the literature on this field, this study was designed to compare the plaque-inhibiting effects of oil pulling therapy with sesame oil or coconut oil using 4- day plaque regrowth study model.

Conditions

Gingivitis

Keywords

oil pulling; gingivitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• plaque index

  plaque regrowth inhibition will be tested using the Turesky et al. 21 modification of the Quigley and Hein index.a score of 0 to 5 is assigned to each facial and lingual nonrestored surface of all the teeth except third molars, as follows: 0: No plaque; 1:Separate flecks of plaque at the cervical margin of the tooth; 2:A thin continuos band of plaque (up to one mm) at the cervical margin of the tooth; 3: A band of plaque wider than one mm but covering less than one-third of the crown of the tooth; 4:Plaque covering at least one-third but less than two-thirds of the crown of the tooth; 5: Plaque covering two-thirds or more of the crown of the tooth. An index for the entire mouth is determined by dividing the total score by the number surfaces ( a maximum of 2 x 2 x 14 = 56 surfaces) examined.lower values means that the agent has better plaque inhbiting effect

  day 5

Study Arms (2)

oil pulling with coconut oil

EXPERIMENTAL

patients used oil pulling therapy with coconut oil for 4 days

Other: oil pulling with coconut oil

oil pulling with sesame oil

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

patients used oil pulling therapy with sesame oil for 4 days

Other: oil pulling with sesame oil

Interventions

oil pulling with coconut oil OTHER

using oil pulling therapy with coconut oil

oil pulling with coconut oil

oil pulling with sesame oil OTHER

using oil pulling therapy with sesame oil

oil pulling with sesame oil

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• no systemic disease
• having ≥ 22 natural teeth,
• having no removable or fixed prostheses or fixed and removable orthodontic appliances.

You may not qualify if:

• use of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs in previous 6 months
• allergy to any ingredient used in the study
• smokers
• pregnant of lactating females
• history of mouthrinses, gels or chewing gums use that contains antimicrobial agents in the preceding 3 months
• having teeth with probing depth ≥4mm and signs of gingival inflammation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Baskent University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yasemin Sezgin

Ankara, 06690, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gingivitis

Interventions

Coconut Oil; Sesame Oil

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Gingival Diseases; Periodontal Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dietary Fats; Fats; Lipids; Plant Oils; Oils; Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; Fats, Unsaturated; Plant Preparations; Biological Products; Complex Mixtures; Food; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Food and Beverages

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2021
• First Posted: February 4, 2021
• Study Start: January 2, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 22, 2020
• Study Completion: April 30, 2020
• Last Updated: February 4, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)