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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Effect of Semelil, an Herbal Selenium-Based Medicine, on New Bone Formation in Calvarium of Rabbits.

Amir Alireza Rasouli-Ghahroudi, Amirreza Rokn, Mohammad Abdollahi, Fatemeh Mashhadi-Abbas, Siamak Yaghobee

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amir Alireza Rasouli-GhahroudiDepartment of Periodontics and Dental Implant Research Center, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amirreza RoknDepartment of Periodontics and Dental Implant Research Center, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad AbdollahiToxicology and Disease Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center and Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0123-1209
Fatemeh Mashhadi-AbbasOral Maxillofacial Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Siamak YaghobeeDepartment of Periodontics and Dental Implant Research Center, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8174-3364
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to analyze the effect of Semelil, an herbal selenium-based medicine, on osteogenesis in rabbit calvarium defects.

methodsFour identical bony defects (8 mm) were created in the calvarium of 16 New Zealand male rabbits and filled randomly with xenogenic bone substitute material (Bio-Oss®) and semelil herbal drug (ANGIPARS™). One site was filled with Bio-Oss (B); the second site was treated with ANGIPARS (A); the third site was treated with ANGIPARS + Bio-Oss (AB); and the fourth site was left as untreated control (C) and defects were left unfilled. Rabbits were randomly divided into two groups (

resultsThe percentage of new bone formation was significantly different among four groups. The highest effect was observed in AB, followed by A, B, and C groups, respectively. The difference in the mean percentage of new bone formation between four and eight weeks was significant for all four groups (

conclusionSemelil may be useful as an adjunct to conventional osteoconductive materials in order to enhance osteogenesis.

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AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsBone RegenerationBone SubstitutesBone TransplantationMaleMineralsOsteogenesisPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalRabbitsSeleniumSkullBiocompatible MaterialsBio-OssBone SubstitutesMineralsPlant ExtractsSeleniumSemelil

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