Nigella sativa oil as a pulp medicament for pulpotomized teeth: A histopathological evaluation

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-341

  Omar, O M ^a   Khattab, N M ^b   Khater, D S ^a  

^a MSA University   (Egypt)

^b 61519   (Egypt)

Author keywords

animal study; formocresol; Nigella Sativa oil; pulp tissue

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CARAWAY OIL; COLLAGEN; FORMOCRESOL; KI 67 ANTIGEN; VASODILATOR AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; FIBROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; ODONTOBLAST; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BICUSPID; COLLAGEN; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DOGS; FIBROSIS; FORMOCRESOLS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; NIGELLA SATIVA; ODONTOBLASTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PULP CAPPING AND PULPECTOMY AGENTS; PULPOTOMY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84867878126     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.36.4.n6674435856q86w8     Document Type: Article

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