Claim: Swishing coconut oil around your mouth for 15 minutes a day whitens teeth.
Verdict: Incorrect (50% confidence)
Explanation: According to My Image Dental, swishing oil around your mouth is ineffective for teeth whitening (source 4). Dentist Katy TX states that coconut oil does not whiten teeth in the way professional treatments do (source 5). Enamel Dentistry also notes that coconut oil lacks whitening properties (source 6). Medical News Today reports no conclusive scientific evidence that oil pulling can whiten teeth (source 7). These sources directly contradict the claim that coconut oil swishing whitens teeth, lead...