Evaluation of local drug-delivery system containing 2% whole turmeric gel used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis: A clinical and microbiological study

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-38

  Behal, Roobal ^a   Mali, Amita M ^a   Gilda, Suhit S ^b   Paradkar, Anant R ^c  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 whole turmeric gel; BAPNA; local drug delivery; periodontitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865455553     PISSN: 0972124X     EISSN: 09751580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-124X.82264     Document Type: Article

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