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Olive oil-based interventions for gingival inflammation and plaque control- A systematic review of clinical evidence.

Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · Narasimhan S, Alkandari G, Buhamad H, Alqattan R, Shamouh A, Saad A, Khaleel M, Bouhasan S, Taleb K, Ram Shetty S, Al Kawas S · 2026-09-17

A systematic review of 12 studies found that olive oil-based products—including oil pulling, mouthwashes, and toothpastes—reduced gingival inflammation and plaque, with ozonated olive oil showing superior results and some formulations performing comparably to chlorhexidine.

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