Effect of eucalyptus extract chewing gum on periodontal health: A double-masked, randomized trial

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1378-1385

  Nagata, Hideki ^a   Inagaki, Yoshika ^a   Tanaka, Muneo ^a   Ojima, Miki ^a   Kataoka, Kosuke ^a   Kuboniwa, Masae ^a   Nishida, Nobuko ^a   Shimizu, Katsumasa ^b   Osawa, Kenji ^b   Shizukuishi, Satoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Lotte Central Laboratory Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Eucalyptus; Periodontal index; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; CHEWING GUM; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL SCALING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 49149089279     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070622     Document Type: Article

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