Role of Phenytoin on Gingiva of Epileptic Patients

Epilepsy is defined as a chronic neurological disorder which is associated with recurrent seizures of cerebral origin. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disease affecting almost 45 million people worldwide. More than often epilepsy demonstrates bimodal age distribution consisting of infancy and old age. Till today, the scenario surrounding the management of epilepsy is complex. Phenytoin is one of the oldest anti-epileptic drugs used for its management. Like any other drugs, phenytoin causes gingival enlargement which is the most common adverse effect seen in epileptic patients.