A clinical study: Melaleuca, Manuka, Calendula and green tea mouth rinse

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 951-957

  Lauten, Jeffrey D ^a   Boyd, Linda ^b   Hanson, M Blair ^a   Lillie, Dana ^a   Gullion, Christina ^c   Madden, Theresa E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calendula; Camelia; Manuka; Melaleuca; Mouthrinse; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IND 61164; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM EXTRACT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM; CANKER SORE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; DIZZINESS; DNA PROBE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MALE; MARIGOLD; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH PAIN; PALATABILITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TANERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; TEA; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; BACTEROIDACEAE; CALENDULA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPERMUM; MALE; MELALEUCA; MOUTH; MOUTHWASHES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALENDULA; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 29244437162     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1763     Document Type: Article

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