Influence of homeopathic treatment with comfrey on bone density around titanium implants. A digital subtraction radiography study in rats

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 624-628

  Sakakura, Celso Eduardo ^a,b   Neto, Rubens Spin ^b   Bellucci, Marina ^b   Wenzel, Ann ^c   Scaf, Gulnara ^b   Marcantonio Jr , Elcio ^b  

^a Barretos Dental School   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bone density; Comfrey; Digital subtraction radiography; Osseointegration; Titanium implants

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE REGENERATION; COMFREY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; TIBIA; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; COMFREY; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; MALE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TITANIUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 43449113884     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2007.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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