gingival status of kidney transplanted patients referred to shariati general hospital, tehran

objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the level of gingival over-growth (go) in patients with kidney transplant. materials and methods: the target group of the study was the patients recently received kidney transplant and cyclosporine-a therapy. by a systematic case selection method, a total of 131 cases were included in the study, of whom 80 (61.6%) patients were male. the data was collected through interview with the patients as well as clinical assessment of their dental and periodontal indices. gingival enlargement was recorded in terms of a 4-point scale from absence of enlargement to sever enlargement. gilmore and glickman plaque index was also recorded. chi-square test served for statistical analysis. results: the mean dose of the drug received was 203 mg (sd=75), with 191 mg (sd=71)in females and 209 mg (sd=77) in male individuals. go was found in one-third of the pa-tients receiving csa. incidence of go was found to be roughly equal in upper and lower jaw with no significant difference (p>0.05). gingival enlargement was also found to be more prominent at the anterior region. difference between two age groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). no statistically significant difference was found between groups tak-ing different doses of the drug. conclusion: gingival overgrowth among the patients receiving kidney transplant and csa therapy seems to vary according to such factors as age and gender, but not the dose of the drug taken.