Why You Should Rub Clove and Tea Tree Essential Oils on Your

Gums and Teeth

People have used essential oils for oral health for centuries, and clinical studies
are fi nally proving their safety and effi cacy. In addition to therapeutic herbs and
other healing agents, many essential oils show a very benefi cial effect upon teeth
and gums as well.

A 2014 study published in the Journal of International Oral

Health, entitled Possible Use of Essential Oils in Dentistry, states,

Essential oil rinses are found to be equally effective in inhibiting plaque. A study
carried out by Pizzo et al. on plaque inhibitory effect of amine fl uoride/stannous
fl uoride and essential oils showed no signifi cant difference in effi cacy of both. As
chlorhexidine causes staining of teeth on long term use, essential oils can be used
as an alternative to chlorhexidine rinse. Essential oils have shown to possess
antimicrobial activity against subgingival periopathogens too.

Tea Tree Oil

Did you know that human clinical trials have confi rmed its antibacterial,
antifungal, antiviral and antiprotozoal activity under controlled conditions
showing (among other things) that tea tree oil effectively reduces bacterial load
and yeast and fungal infections, as well as treats viral infections (incl. cold sores
[herpes labialis]), and relieves the symptoms of gingivitis and those of denture
stomatitis (infl ammation of the mouth)? Tea tree oils effi cacy against bad breath
has been explained by researchers at Switzerlands Institute of Preventive
Dentistry and Oral Microbiology at the University of Basel. There, they evaluated
tea tree oil and reported that it decreases the bacterial colonies that cause
halitosis, making it benefi cial for oral health.

Clove oil
Eugenol, the major constituent of clove oil, has been widely used for its anesthetic
and analgesic action in dentistry. Eugenol exhibits pharmacological effects on
almost all systems in the body. Eugenol possesses signifi cant antioxidant and anti-
infl ammatory properties, in addition to having analgesic and local anesthetic
activity.

Method
Clove and tea tree oil essential oils
Rubbing these essential oils of clove and melaleuca (tea tree) on your gums or
brushing teeth with them has antibacterial properties which can prevent cavities,
gingivitis, bad breath, and tooth decay. Apply 2 drops of these oils 2x daily with
carrier oil like coconut oil.

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References:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109163/

Nuez L1, Aquino MD.; Microbicide activity of clove essential oil (Eugenia
caryophyllata), Braz J Microbiol. 2012 Oct, PMID: 24031950.