Spirulina and pentoxyfilline - A novel approach for treatment of oral submucous fibrosis

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3048-3050

  Mulk, Bhavana Sujana ^a   Deshpande, Prasannasrinivas ^b   Velpula, Nagalakshmi ^c   Chappidi, Vani ^c   Chintamaneni, Raja Lakshmi ^a   Goyal, Stuti ^c  

^a Drs Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

^b JSS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c SRI SAI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY   (India)

Author keywords

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF); Pentoxyfilline; Potentially malignant disorder; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE; SPIRULINA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE MOUTH, JAWS AND TEETH; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH OPENING; NAUSEA; PROMINENT TONGUE;

EID: 84890516730     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/7085.3849     Document Type: Article

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