Practitioners of oil pulling claim it is capable of improving oral health.
[2] Its promoters claim it works by pulling out toxins,[1] but there is no credible evidence to support this.
[1][9] There is no high-quality research on oil pulling,[1][3][5] no understanding of a possible mechanism explaining how it would work,[10] and no evidence that it provides any benefit.
[1][4][5] The American Dental Association agrees that there are no reliable scientific studies supporting the practice of oil pulling for any benefit to oral hygiene or overall wellbeing.
[11] The Canadian Dental Association assessed the practice of oil pulling in 2014 stating: "We sense oil pulling won't do any harm, we're not convinced there are any particular benefits to it.