Use of an aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula as an anticaries agent: A clinical study

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 152-156

  Carounanidy, Usha ^a   Satyanarayanan, R ^a   Velmurugan, A ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Plants; Saliva; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548947102     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.35823     Document Type: Article

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