Phenytoin- and amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth

Drug-induced gingival overgrowth is an adverse event associated with three types of drugs, i.e., anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants, and calcium-channel blockers. It was shown that the combined use of an immunosuppressant (cyclosporine) and a calcium-channel blocker increases the prevalence and sev...

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Main Authors: Ching-Wen Chang, Chih-Jen Yang, Yu-Lin Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790212000141