Green tea - a natural treatment for white, healthy teeth.

Last updated 27/12/2023 by The pain clinics - Interdisciplinary Health

Green tea - a natural treatment for white, healthy teeth.

Green tea can give you white, healthy teeth. Tea drinking is not associated with beautiful white teethto popular opinion - but research shows that drinking green tea actually leads to healthier gums and less stains on the teeth. The study was conducted by Kushiyama et al in 2009, where they concluded the following in their results:

«The intake of green tea was inversely correlated with the mean PD, mean clinical AL, and BOP. In multivariate linear regression models, every one cup / day increment in green tea intake was associated with a 0.023-mm decrease in the mean PD (P <0.05), a 0.028-mm decrease in the mean clinical AL (P<0.05), and a 0.63% decrease in BOP (P <0.05), after adjusting for other confounding variables.«

PD (periodontal disease) means gum disease, and as we see, one cup a day led to a statistically significant effect onto decrease gum problems - and as we know, gum problems can lead to discoloration of the teeth, bleeding in the mouth and other adverse effects. These results thus led the researchers to conclude with the following:

«There was a modest inverse association between the intake of green tea and periodontal disease. »

 

In a recent study in 2013 (Lombardo et al), it was concluded that the active ingredients in grEye tea leads to less plaque coating, which in turn can consistently lead to less discoloration of the teeth.

We have previously referred to studies that show that grIsland tea prevents colds and flu. So if you do not drink green tea once in a while, we recommend that you try it out - or check out these green tea supplements below:

Green tea supplement - Photo Optimum

- The package contains premium green tea, and the brand involved sends to Norway. You can read more (or order) via the link here:

Higgins & Burke Tea, Green, 20 Count (click here!)

Sources:

- Kushiyama et al. Relationship Between Intake of Green Tea and Periodontal Disease. Journal of Periodontology, 2009; 80 (3): 372, http://www.joponline.org/doi/abs/10.1902/jop.2009.080510.

- TB Lombardo Bedran, K. Feghali, L. Zhao, DM Palomari Spolidorio and D. Grenier. (2013) Green tea extract and its major constituent, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, induce epithelial beta-defensin secretion and prevent beta-defensin degradation by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Journal of Periodontal Research, n / an / a.