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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Main Authors: M.C.F. Azoubel, A.M.A. Menezes, D. Bezerra, R.B. Oriá, R.A. Ribeiro, G.A.C. Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-01-01
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