IJDR - Indian Journal of Dental Research

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The Indian Journal of Dental Research is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Society of Dental Research. It covers orodental diseases, preventive and community dentistry, oral pathology, and dentofacial orthopedics.

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The journal is indexed in EBSCO, EMCARE, Excerpta Medica/EMBASE, Expanded Academic ASAP, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, MEDLINE/Index Medicus, SafetyLit, Scopus, SIIC databases, and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Open Access

Scopus coverage years: from 1989 to 2022

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Wolters Kluwer Health

ISSN: 0970-9290

E-ISSN: 1998-3603

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Dentistry: General Dentistry

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