Analgesic effect of Hypericum perforatum, Valeriana officinalis and Piper methysticum for orofacial pain
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1677-3225
DOI: 10.1590/1677-3225v14n1a12