Aloe vera: Nature's soothing healer to periodontal disease

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-209

  Bhat, Geetha ^a   Kudva, Praveen ^a   Dodwad, Vidya ^a  

^a JAIPUR DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; healing; local drug delivery; periodontal pockets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865470631     PISSN: 0972124X     EISSN: 09751580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-124X.85661     Document Type: Article

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