Japanese Green Tea and Oral Diseases

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This article was last modified December 11th, 2022. by Yuki

It was found that 31 percent of Singaporeans aged 60 and above are entirely edentulous or lack teeth.

Not only can oral diseases lead to teeth loss, but they can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well. Maintaining oral health is extremely important for maintaining your health and quality of life.

In recent efforts to improve oral care, mouth care agents are commonly used to assist with brushing teeth. However, this also eliminates microorganisms that help oral health and can lead to external bacteria causing infections.

Therefore, selective anti-bacterial oral care, which can maintain essential microorganisms, is required.

In a human-based experiment conducted on different groups of older adults in Japan, catechin gel was applied to the oral area three times a day for four weeks.

Researchers observed that this reduced the amount of several harmful bacteria in the mouth, such as bacteria associated with plaque, dental caries, purulent inflammation, Oral thrush, and others. [1] [2]

While harmful bacteria have decreased, researchers also observed the bacteria which are essential for the natural health of the oral environment did not reduce.

The catechins in Japanese green tea show that they may achieve selective anti-bacterial oral care and reduce the harmful bacteria in the mouth while guarding the essential ones.

When looking for Japanese Green Tea with high amounts of Catechin, look no further than Sencha and Tamaryokucha.

Out of all the different types of Japanese green tea, Sencha and Tamaryokucha are the closest to the natural form of the tea plant. That is why they possess the highest levels of Catechin.

Infusing the tea at high temperatures will also increase the amount of Catechin extracted. If you want the most Catechins possible, use boiling water to infuse the tea leaves.