Comparative study between homeopathy and nimesulide on the prevention of bone resorption in experimental periodontitis in rats
Periodontitis is a chronic disease characterized by bone loss and inflammatory changes. We studied the effect of a homeopathic agent (Mercúrios Corrosivos 6 CH) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nimesulide) on the alveolar bone loss progression in experimentally induced periodontitis in ra...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Faculdade de Odontologia
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre |
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| Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/educacaoerealidade;www.scielo.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/18165 |
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| Summary: | Periodontitis is a chronic disease characterized by bone loss and inflammatory changes. We studied the effect of a homeopathic agent (Mercúrios Corrosivos 6 CH) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nimesulide) on the alveolar bone loss progression in experimentally induced periodontitis in rats. Sixty (60) Wistar rats were separated into group 1 (homeopathy), group 2 (nimesulide) and group 3 (saline solution). Silk ligatures were placed at the gingival margin level of the lower right first molar of all rats. Alveolar bone loss was evaluated by light microscopic analysis and analyzed using software Image J. The results were submitted to the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s posttest (p |
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| ISSN: | 0566-1854 2177-0018 |