Sodium valproate induced gingival enlargement in 22 months old child
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Drug Induced Gingival Enlargement
Gingival enlargement is an abnormal growth of the periodontal tissue. Several causes of gingival enlargement are known, and the most recognized is drug-induced (iatrogenic) gingival enlargement (GE) . Antiepileptic (Phenytoin PNT), Immunosuppressant (Cyclosporin A), Calcium channel blockers ( Nifedipine) are implicated. GE is the most common ADR in the young adults and children receiving PNT as...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0972-124X
DOI: 10.4103/0972-124x.142465