Comparison of etoricoxib and indomethacin for the treatment of experimental periodontitis in rats
We investigated the effect of etoricoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, and indomethacin, a non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor, on experimental periodontitis, and compared their gastrointestinal side effects. A ligature was placed around the second upper left molars of female Wistar ra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2007-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000100015 |