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Perio Tek Gel Company Research on Cranberry Extract, Tea Tree Oil and MSM

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Cranberry Extract

Scientists from Tel Aviv University in Israel have published research in The Journal of the American Dental Association suggesting that chemicals in cranberries might make it more difficult for bacteria-causing plaque to stick to teeth - in much the same way cranberries might prevent bacteria from hitching to the bladder (20). In this study, tests were conducted to determine if cranberries had indeed a non-stick effect on the bacteria that are most commonly found in the oral cavity. It was reported that the bacteria did not join to form plaque. Researchers have found that a substance exists in the tart berry that helps bacteria from adhering to one another to form plaque. (21-23)

Tea Tree Oil

Arthur Penfold, Curator and Chemist at the Technological Museum, Sydney first disclosed the scientific discovery of Tea Tree Oil in 1922 when he presented a paper to the Royal Society of New South Wales. 24 Further interest was created when Penfold and Grant published a work on Tea Tree Oil, which indicated that it had a Redealwalker co-efficient score of between 11 and 13. This score indicates that the oil is 11 to 13 times more powerful than Carbolic acid (Phenol) for killing bacteria and fungi yet non-caustic to the skin (25). Since his early work, additional articles have been published detailing research proving the efficacy of Tea Tree Oil as an antiseptic and fungicide.

V MacDonald 26 reported Tea Tree Oil as "an antiseptic, which more nearly answers the ideal than any previously tested." Also in 1985, researchers at the University of Queensland Dental School showed that tea tree oil acted against a variety of oral pathogens, which cause a variety of dental problems including tooth decay and gum disease (27).

MSM

Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring nutrient, a sulfur compound, found in normal human diets and the diet of all other vertebrates. Sulfur is an element present in all living organisms. Clinical has demonstrated that MSM topically applied in a lotion and taken internally demonstrated both pain relief and anti-inflammatory properties without serious side effects (28). In oral applications MSM has been used in conjunction with toothpaste to decrease inflammation of the oral mucosa and to help clean teeth (28). The researcher's postulate that MSM's anti-inflammatory properties may have a beneficial effect in reducing the swelling, redness and inflammation in the gum space.