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Kaye (Qld, Australia) on 01/21/2016
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Warning

Oil Pulling: be careful if you have periodontitis

My gyms started receding because of gum disease so I thought id give oil pulling a try. It only took 5 days before every tooth in my was wobbly and gum recession is worse than ever. Now I'm looking at complete mouth reconstructive surgery. Jaw bone reconstruction, gum graph and implants for EVERY tooth. It drew out the infection that had reached my jaw bone. I didn't even know I had gum disease. I just thought I was brushing too hard or using a mouthwash with t0o many chemicals.

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Replied By Nattakit (Bangkok, Thailand) on 01/21/2016

I oil pull everyday with exceptions only when I'm not at home and inconvenience to do. For 6 years I've been doing and it does not cause any single complication.

I suspect that your problem is caused by incorrect oil. Do you use cold pressed organic oil? If you use any cooking oil, it could cause problems you are experiencing. I had this problem once when I used sunflower cooking oil at the suggestion of my Indian friend. Cooking oil is much different from cold pressed oil. It passed through chemical processes and useful acids, ingredients are taken away to be infused with chemicals, hydrogen to upgrade quality to suit people preference and good for marketing.

When you oil pull, your body will release toxins to the oil in exchange with acid, minerals useful to the body through minute capillaries and this is the reason why natural cold pressed oil is used. The use of cooking oil will cause your body to receive toxins. Best time for this is first thing in the morning after finishing nature calls and before tooth brush. If you wish to do during the day, do 3 hours after meal or 1 hour after drink. Each session should take between 15 to 20 minutes, the reason for this may come from the fact that it takes 17 minutes for blood to travel all the body.

In India, the origin of oil pull, they use either sesame, sunflower or mustard oil. I use only sesame as it is easy to find, cheap. I have deep sleep without snore, no sleep apnea that used to occurred occasionally. My skin is clear, no sweat palms, no cold. Dental hygiene couldn't be better. Other types of oil may cause different results. For me one time in the morning is good enough without tooth brush, only gargle few times with salt water afterward to clean the remaining oil.

Stay away from processed oils, they contain toxin and they are made from GMO crops. Also use only sea or Himalayan salts. Fine grain table salt is also mixed with chemicals to keep it dry and nice looking.

To solve your problems, gargle frequently with sea salt mixed in lukewarm water and start oil pull using sesame cold pressed oil.

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Replied By Bridget (Ontario) on 06/05/2021

If you happen to check back after 5 years, can you leave a link for the cold-pressed oil that you used?

Replied By Tony (Michigan) on 07/10/2018

Nattakit from Bangkok - Great post. I also had periodontal disease and read about oil pulling and started using cold pressed sunflower oil. It only took 2 weeks for my teeth to tighten in my gums. I went to the dentist after a month of oil pulling and my hygienist could not believe how my teeth had improved. My brother also did the same thing. I agree with you about the kind of oil to use. It must be organic cold pressed. Another side note about oil pulling is vision improvement. I'm 55 years old and still do not need glasses. Just after turning 40 my vision was failing. After only 6 months of oil pulling, my vision improved greatly. Thank you again for your positive post.
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Replied By Katzie (Canada) on 06/06/2021

ANY cold-pressed oil will do! I get mine from Costco cause it's cheap. Just so long as you're doing it, you will reap the benefits. I am still in awe of what Oil Pulling has done for me.

Replied By sandy (IL) on 07/11/2023

My experience some what close to yours. Of course my teeth problems was chronic, and when I started oil pulling, one of my tooth became and wobbly and fell after few days. I had route canal and cap and that one also fell when I started oil pulling. I used only cold press organic sesame and sometimes coconut oil. May be my bone loss was severe. But most importantly, I read in one ancient ayurvedic book, that our gum health is the mirror of our intestinal health. So from my experience, I want to advise that take care of what you eat and how your bowel moments are. Because when I constipated, my gums were swelling that day.
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