says Lyla Blake-Gumbs, MD, of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine.
- Oil-pulling is as effective as rinsing with mouthwash to maintain and improve oral health, a study from 2008 says. The study examined levels of Streptococcus mutans, a bacteria commonly found in the mouth that causes tooth decay.
- Oil-pulling with sesame oil and mouthwash both reduced gingivitis, says another study from 2009.
- Oil-pulling could be a preventive home therapy to maintain oral hygiene – especially in developing countries, says a study from 2011. The study said, however, that further research should investigate exactly how oil-pulling works, as well as its long-term effects.
這位醫生的意思是，對於維護口腔衛生，油拔與漱口水同樣有效。漱口水裏含有酒精等殺菌劑，不是清水，用來殺菌和抑製口腔細菌 的生長。由於含酒精，所以用漱口水時對粘膜有很大的刺激，不太舒服。換句話說，油拔的殺菌和抑製口腔細菌生長的效用與含酒精的漱口水相同。我記得椰子油是有殺菌功能的，以前上過一個帖子討論這個問題 （【油漱口 (oil pulling) 會有效嗎？為什麽呢？】 http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/health/377377.html ）。
現在證實了有一定的殺菌作用。而使用含酒精的漱口水是很多牙醫推薦的。
