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Nifedipine-induced gingival hypertrophy.
A 55-year-old man was referred to us because of renal dysfunction (serum creatinine 1.82 mg/dL). Three years earlier, he had aortic dissection associated with left renal artery occlusion and had undergone surgery for ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement. He had been receiving the following medications for 3 years; nifedipine (Adalat-CR) 40 mg, carvedilol 10 mg, aspirin 100 mg, allopurino...
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OBJECTIVE A calcium antagonist, nifedipine, causes gingival overgrowth as a side effect. It has been confirmed that the Japanese traditional medicine, Saireito, inhibits the nifedipine-induced proliferation of gingival fibroblasts in vitro. We performed an in vivo experiment to determine whether Saireito has a therapeutic use in the treatment of nifedipine-induced gingival overgrowth. METHODS...
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statement of problem: in recent years, numerous reports have been presented in the literature, about gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine- a calcium antagonist- prescribed for hypertension and certain types of angina. purpose: the purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence rate of nifedipine induced gingival hyperplasia in patients and its probable relationship with age...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.304.6836.1225-a