Evaluation of the effect of an organic extract obtained from Ipomoea alba L. on experimental periodontitis in rats

• Main Authors: Guilherme Emerson Barrella (Author), Ivana Barbosa Suffredini (Author), Fernanda Vieira Ribeiro (Author), Fabiano Ribeiro Cirano (Author), Suzana Peres Pimentel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an organic extract obtained from Ipomoea alba L. (Convolvulaceae or OE 1493), on experimental periodontal disease in rats. Periodontitis was induced in thirty six Wistar rats: a first mandibular molar was randomly assigned to receive a ligature, wh...