Evaluation of Co-Q10 anti-gingivitis effect on plaque induced gingivitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-542

  Chatterjee, Anirban ^a   Kandwal, Abhishek ^a   Singh, Nidhi ^a   Singh, Amit ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

anti gingivitis; Coenzyme Q10; Plaque induced gingivitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875486642     PISSN: 0972124X     EISSN: 09751580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-124X.106902     Document Type: Article

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