Traditional therapies in the management of periodontal disease in India and China

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-24

  Surathu, Nitish ^a   Kurumathur, Arun V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDA; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHINA; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 79954624515     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2010.00369.x     Document Type: Review

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