Efficacy of lycopene in the treatment of gingivitis: A randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-336

  Chandra, Rampalli Viswa ^a   Venkatesh Prabhuji, M L ^a   Adinarayana Roopa, D ^a   Ravirajan, Sandhya ^a   Kishore, Hadal C ^a  

^a Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant therapy; Gingivitis; Gingivitis therapy; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL SCALING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URIC ACID;

EID: 38049101105     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a12803     Document Type: Article

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