According to a study performed by researchers from Italy's University of Verona, using a mouth rinse made from shiitake mushrooms can reduce plaque and gum inflammation.
The group of researchers conducted the study because an extract from mushrooms has been shown in laboratory experiments to control the growth of oral bacteria. It turns out that mushroom extracts kill oral bacteria, and make it harder for the bacteria to stick to teeth.
The study included ninety volunteers, who properly brushed their teeth for six consecutive days. Between days seven and seventeen of the study, people stopped brushing, and instead rinsed twice a day. Volunteers were divided into three groups. One group rinsed with Listerine mouth rinse, the second rinsed with a rinse made from shiitake mushrooms, and the third with a water-based rinse that contained no active ingredients.
The volunteers' gum health was evaluated on days six, eight, ten, twelve and seventeen. On day eighteen, each participant of the study had professionally cleaned teeth.
Despite the fact that on day twelve, people in the mushroom rinse group had significantly less plaque and gum inflammation than those in other groups, researchers did not find any differences among the groups on any other days.
Source: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
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