The effect of oil pulling with pure coconut oil on Streptococcus mutans: A randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Varsha Komath Pavithran (Author), Madhusudhan Krishna (Author), Vinod A Kumar (Author), Ashish Jaiswal (Author), Arul K Selvan (Author), Sudhir Rawlani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Oil pulling as described in ancient Ayurveda involves the use of edible vegetable oils as oral antibacterial agents. It is a practice of swishing oil in the mouth for oral and systemic health benefits. Pure coconut oil has antimicrobial properties and is commonly available in all India...