Aloe vera as vehicle to mineral trioxide aggregate: study in bone repair

• Main Authors: Jessyca Leal Moura FÉ (Author), Caroline de Araújo COELHO (Author), Germana Miranda DAMASCENA (Author), Isadora Mello Vilarinho SOARES (Author), Flávio Ribeiro ALVES (Author), Ísidra Manuela Sousa Portela SANTOS (Author), Carmen Milena Rodrigues Siqueira CARVALHO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista.
• Subjects: article
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AIM: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was associated to Aloe vera to verify the coadjutant action of that medicinal plant in the bone neoformation process in tibia of rats.MATERIAL AND METHOD: 36 male rats (Rattus norvegicus) were used, divided into two groups of 18 rats each. Two circumferential bo...