Benefits of Aloe vera in dentistry

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages S255-S259

  Mangaiyarkarasi, S P ^a   Manigandan, T ^b   Elumalai, M ^b   Cholan, Priyanka ^a   Kaur, Roopam ^b  

^a SRM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SREE BALAJI DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; dentistry; gel

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ENZYME; GUTTA PERCHA; LIGNIN; PLACEBO; SALICYLIC ACID; SAPONIN; STEROL; SUGAR; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOE VERA; ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; BURNING SENSATION; CONSTIPATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; GEL; GINGIVITIS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MOUTH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORAL MUCOSITIS; OSTEITIS; PERIODONTITIS; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH IMPLANT;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; LILIACEAE;

EID: 84928955605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.155943     Document Type: Review

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