Abstract

Background: Oral Submucous Fibrosis is a progressive, premalignant condition for which multiple treatment modalities have been tried with partial success rate. Oil pulling is a newer treatment modality which involves swishing of oil in the mouth. Sesame oil has been used as it possesses antioxidative properties which prevent free radical injury to oral tissues.

Objective: To find a holistic, cost effective and permanent treatment approach with no side effects.

Materials and Methods: Twenty clinically and histopathologically diagnosed subjects of oral sub mucous fibrosis were treated by oil pulling procedure for 6 months. All subjects were instructed to perform oil pulling with sesame oil for 15-20 minutes every morning. The parameters recorded on day 0 and at the end of 6 months were mouth opening, tongue protrusion, VAS scale, cheek flexibility and gingival index. Intra group comparison were made using wilcoxon signed rank test.

Results: The pre and post treatment values for mouth opening, tongue protrusion, VAS scale and gingival index were statistically significant (p < .0001). No statistical significant difference (p = .228) was noted in cheek flexibility.

Conclusion: The result of this pilot study indicates that sesame oil pulling can be used as a treatment modality in the management of oral sub mucous fibrosis.

Keywords: Oral Sub Mucous Fibrosis; Sesame Oil Pulling; Mouth Opening; VAS Scale; Tongue Protrusion

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Citation

Citation: Sunita Gupta., et al. “Role of Sesame Oil Pulling in the Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Pilot Study". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 4.8 (2020): 109-113.

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