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...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by various degrees of attached gingival overgrowth. It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can be one feature of a syndrome. A case of a 38-year-old female is reported who presented a generalized severe gingival overgrowth, involving the maxillary and mandibular arches and covering almost all teeth. The clinical differen...

Gingival overgrowth is an uncommon adverse effect of cyclosporine administration in veterinary species. In people, gingival overgrowth is a common complication of cyclosporine administration for immunosuppression, generally following transplant procedures. Azithromycin has been used successfully for managing gingival overgrowth in human transplant patients when cyclosporine administration canno...

Gingival overgrowth is an undesirable outcome of systemic medication and is evidenced by the accretion of collagenous components in gingival connective tissues along with diverse degrees of inflammation. Phenytoin therapy has been found to induce the most fibrotic lesions in gingiva, cyclosporine caused the least fibrotic lesions, and nifedipine induced intermediate fibrosis in drug‑induced gin...

Gingival overgrowth is a multifactorial and invalidating condition. Our research is about gingival overgrowth caused by gingival plaque, its purpose being the evaluation of the presence of gingivitis and/or parodontitis in patients with gingival growth and the extent in which there is a connection between gingival overgrowth and the inflammatory process that can contribute to an exceedingly sti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on gingival overgrowth in a group of renal transplant patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-five renal transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine A (CsA) were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Group 1 (n = 15) included patients who had been specifically referred to a dental clinic to prevent gingival overg...

pregnancy tumor is a benign, hyperplastic lesion of the gingiva, considered to be reactive or traumatic rather than neoplastic in nature. the term pyogenic granuloma is a misnomer as it is not filled with pus or granulomatous tissue histologically. it is multi factorial in nature, which shows an exaggerated response to stimuli such as low grade or chronic irritation, trauma or hormonal variatio...

Idiopathic gingival enlargement is a type of gingival fibromatosis characterized by progressive overgrowth of the gingival tissues.This case report presented the clinical features of a typical idiopathic gingival enlargement which was treated with external bevel gingivactomy. The patient presented with generalized diffuse gingival enlargement involving the maxillary and mandibular arches extend...

The prevalence of gingival overgrowth secondary to the administration of cyclosporin (CS) is currently reported between 8 and 70%, depending upon the source. Information concerning pediatric patients is limited. To determine the prevalence of the condition in a population of children, 26 pediatric liver or kidney transplant recipients were evaluated for the presence of overgrowth related to CS ...