The Effect of Oil Pulling on Oral Health-related Quality of Life

Christine Zürcher

Status

Completed

Conditions

Oral Health Related Quality of Life

Treatments

Other: distilled water

Other: sesame oil

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07060053

EK Nr 1117/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

To date, there are no studies assessing the impact of mouth rinses on the oral health-related quality of life in healthy patients with gingivitis. Thus, this study aimed to assess the effect of oil pulling on the OHRQoL using the 14-item OHIP questionnaire (OHIP-14). The null hypothesis stated, that there would be no significant difference in OHIP-14 scores between individuals with gingivitis performing oil pulling with sesam-based oil and those using distilled water over an eight-week period.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 99 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

age ≥ 18 years
contractual capability
the presence of ≥ 10 teeth,
community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) grade 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

missing consent
community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) grade 0, 3 or 4
pregnancy or breastfeeding
systemic diseases or conditions that are associated with an increased risk of infection or necessitate concomitant antibiotic therapy with dental treatment
mental and behavioral disorders that impede (verbal) communication
allergy against sesame(oil)
intake of antibiotics 6 months prior to or during study duration
intake of medication potentially influencing gingival inflammation or bleeding (e.g. anticoagulants, cortisone)
infectious diseases (e.g. HIV, hepatitis B or C)
fixed orthodontic appliances
ongoing oil pulling or mouth rinsing
adult guardianship
insufficient nasal breathing