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Prácticas tradicionales de higiene bucal y su efectividad: una revisión sistemática de la evidencia
Oral health & preventive dentistry
|February 11, 2026
Resumen
Los métodos tradicionales de higiene bucal como el miswak y la extracción de aceite muestran una eficacia comparable a las prácticas convencionales para el control de la placa y la gingivitis. Se necesita más investigación para confirmar los beneficios a largo plazo y la integración en el cuidado oral moderno.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Investigación en Salud Oral Investigación en Salud Oral
- Odontología basada en la evidencia.
- Productos naturales en odontología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Creciente interés en alternativas naturales y sostenibles para la higiene bucal.
- Necesidad de evaluar las prácticas tradicionales frente a los métodos convencionales.
- Concéntrese en el miswak y la extracción de aceite para el mantenimiento de la salud bucal.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Revise sistemáticamente la eficacia del miswak y la extracción de aceite para la salud bucal.
- Compare los métodos tradicionales con el cepillado de dientes y los enjuagues estándar para resultados de placa y encías.
- Hipótesis de no inferioridad para el control a corto plazo de la placa/gingivitis.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión sistemática siguiendo las directrices de PRISMA.
- Ha realizado búsquedas en las principales bases de datos (PubMed, Embase, etc.) hasta abril de 2024.
- Se incluyeron ensayos controlados aleatorios y estudios cuasi-experimentales.
Principales resultados:
- Miswak redujo significativamente la placa y la inflamación de las encías, comparable a los cepillos de dientes.
- Las pastillas dentales / enjuagues bucales a base de hierbas (nim, clavo de olor, etc.) eran tan efectivos como los productos fluorados.
- La extracción de aceite mostró reducciones moderadas en la carga microbiana y mejoró la salud gingival.
Conclusiones:
- Las prácticas tradicionales de higiene bucal ofrecen beneficios comparables a los métodos convencionales.
- Las limitaciones metodológicas requieren una interpretación cautelosa.
- Se requiere más investigación para la confirmación y la integración en el cuidado bucal moderno.
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