Oregano Oil Vs Tooth Decay | Essential Oils and Oral Health

We’d all like to take better care of our teeth and many of us will use mouthwashes or the like to kill oral bacteria which are responsible for tooth decay and gum inflammation. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an effective AND NATURAL alternative to heavy chemical mouthwashes! Well, of course, there is… Oregano oil, specifically its constituent components, including carvacrol, appear to be exactly that. Carvacrol and other elements of essential oils have clearly displayed antimicrobial activity against 25 different phytopathogenic bacteria and strains including Streptococcus mutans, the main bacteria understood to cause tooth decay....

Research Sources:

[1] Yuan, Yue, Jinlong Sun, Yang Song, Rifat Nowshin Raka, Jie Xiang, Hua Wu, Junsong Xiao, Jianming Jin, and XiuLi Hui. "Antibacterial activity of oregano essential oils against Streptococcus mutans in vitro and analysis of active components." BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 23, no. 1 (2023): 61.

[2] Sushanthi, Pradeep Kumar Rathinavelu, and Meignana Arumugham. "Antimicrobial Efficacy Of Oregano Oil, Thyme Oil and Helichrysum Oil Against Oral Pathogens: An In Vitro Study." Int J Dentistry Oral Sci 8, no. 05 (2021): 2615-2619.