Use of phytotherapy in dentistry

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 993-998

  Groppo, Francisco Carlos ^a   De Cássia Bergamaschi, Cristiane ^a   Cogo, Karina ^a   Franz Montan, Michelle ^a   Motta, Rogério Heládio Lopes ^b   De Andrade, Eduardo Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Herbal drugs; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LISTERINE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MIKANIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; MIKANIA LAEVIGATA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; ONION EXTRACT; OOLONG TEA EXTRACT; PARODONTAX; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPOLIS; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RICINOLEATE SODIUM; RICINOLEIC ACID; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SANGUINARINE; TRICLOSAN DENTIFRICE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS ULCER; COLIC; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDODONTICS; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OSTEITIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TOOTH PLAQUE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VOMITING;

DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 50149109206     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2471     Document Type: Review

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