Silk and polyglycolic acid in oral surgery: A comparative study

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Sortino, Francesco ^a   Lombardo, Claudia ^a   Sciacca, Agata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILK; SUTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; SILK; SUTURES;

EID: 38949140885     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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