{"id":2869,"date":"2024-07-17T23:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T23:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2024-07-17T23:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T23:15:33","slug":"matcha-mouthwash-a-promising-weapon-against-gum-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2869","title":{"rendered":"Matcha Mouthwash: A Promising Weapon Against Gum Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A groundbreaking study published in\u00a0<em>Microbiology Spectrum<\/em>\u00a0reveals that matcha, a finely ground green tea, may be a powerful ally in the fight against periodontitis. Researchers in Japan have discovered that matcha effectively inhibits\u00a0<em>Porphyromonas gingivalis<\/em>, the primary bacterial culprit behind this inflammatory gum disease. In a clinical trial involving 45 participants with periodontitis, those using matcha mouthwash showed a significant decrease in\u00a0<em>P. gingivalis<\/em>\u00a0levels in their saliva. This finding builds on previous research highlighting green tea&#8217;s antimicrobial properties. The study suggests that matcha could be a valuable addition to periodontal disease management, offering a natural alternative to traditional treatments. For more details on this promising research, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2024\/05\/240521124410.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ScienceDaily<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking study published in\u00a0Microbiology Spectrum\u00a0reveals that matcha, a finely ground green tea, may be a powerful ally in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2871,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions\/2871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}