Have you heard about "Oil Pulling" technique?

I’m unfamiliar with this technique. The word “detox” is usually a red flag for “scam” when I see it. It always raises my suspicion levels. When it comes to health, the gold-standard is a well controlled double-blinded study vs. a placebo with a large, sample-size that demonstrates safety and efficacy. I would also want to see that compared against existing methods such as flossing, brushing teeth and using mouthwash.

I’m with @gorillapaws in that the evidence base isn’t there to support the claims that are made by the author. The article recommends cleaning your teeth as normal afterwards so you are not substituting a tried and tested method of looking after your teeth and mouth for this. It could help, it might be bunkum. There seems little harm in it.

Yes. A woman I used to work with just did it to her son. She posted before and after photos of his whiter teeth.

I have my doubts about its effectiveness, especially regarding germ killing properties.

I tried it once, for science. It was gross. Just brush your teeth.

Ten to 20 minutes at a time!? Ain’t got time for that!

It’s amazing to me that people who can function in the world – at least to all appearances – can believe nonsense such as this: “Oil pulling works by cleaning (detoxifying) the oral cavity in a similar way that soap cleans dirty dishes. It literally sucks the dirt (toxins) out of your mouth and creates a clean, antiseptic oral environment”

Because literally, that is how soap works, by “sucking dirt” from soiled materials and skin. That is an exact – literal – definition of how soap works. It’s how I wash my own dishes: I put them in a sink with some coconut oil (or soap, because they literally work the same way), and the soap just sucks off the dirt. So to speak.

It’s bullshit, of course.

Sounds like mostly exaggerated nonsense.

I’d be more inclined to use activated charcoal/carbon for “pulling” as that really does absorb toxins and particles. It used to be used to clean teeth before toothpastes were invented—and now you can get trendy overpriced toothpaste made with charcoal.