This tea treats Gum Disease

Periodontitis, a serious gum disease, affects nearly 90% of adults worldwide.

Periodontitis is actually more than a gum disease; it’s a life-threatening inflammatory condition that doesn’t only affect oral health, but is also linked to other chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.

The traditional medical system has been very unsuccessful in treating this gum disease.

That’s until now. New research in Microbiology Spectrum reveals an effective treatment option in the form of a common tea. You may already even have this tea in your kitchen.

One of the main culprits responsible for periodontitis is a group of bacteria called Porphyromonas gingivalis (or P. gingivalis). They thrive in the deep pockets of our gums and create plaques on our tooth surfaces.

Researchers from Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo and the National Institute of Infectious Disease in Tokyo conducted several experiments to test the effectiveness of matcha against oral bacteria. These included both studies in the laboratory and ones on people with chronic periodontitis.

In the laboratory, they tested matcha against 16 types of oral bacteria, including three strains of P. gingivalis. Within two hours, nearly all P. gingivalis cells were killed by the matcha extract, demonstrating strong bactericidal activity.

They then tested it on 45 adults with chronic periodontitis, who were divided into three groups. One group used matcha mouthwash, another used barley tea mouthwash, and the third used a mouthwash with sodium azulene sulfonate, an anti-inflammatory agent. Participants rinsed twice daily for a month.

Those using the matcha mouthwash showed a significant reduction in P. gingivalis levels in their saliva.

Therefore, the matcha significantly blocked P. gingivalis growth in both lab and clinical settings, meaning that it shows strong potential as a natural treatment for periodontitis by effectively reducing its most potent cause in the mouth.

Matcha green tea powder is widely available in health stores and online.

Mouth washing with green tea is only the beginning. If you want to completely rid yourself of gum disease, you must take a few more all-natural steps explained here…