Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases
Drugs associated with gingival overgrowth fall into three broad categories – anticonvulsants, immune suppressants and calcium channel blockers. Amlodipine is a third-generation dihydropyridine. The prevalence of amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia is 4.2%. We report two patients with the amlodip...
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| author | G Sri Lakshmi G Tejaswini B Alekhya Maria Bethasaida Manuel R Ram V Siva Kumar |
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| description | Drugs associated with gingival overgrowth fall into three broad categories – anticonvulsants, immune suppressants and calcium channel blockers. Amlodipine is a third-generation dihydropyridine. The prevalence of amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia is 4.2%. We report two patients with the amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c9cb9c3d6a84748953c24e7063478202022-12-22T04:02:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Clinical and Scientific Research2277-57062277-83572022-01-01115555710.4103/JCSR.JCSR_30_20Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two casesG Sri LakshmiG TejaswiniB AlekhyaMaria Bethasaida ManuelR RamV Siva KumarDrugs associated with gingival overgrowth fall into three broad categories – anticonvulsants, immune suppressants and calcium channel blockers. Amlodipine is a third-generation dihydropyridine. The prevalence of amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia is 4.2%. We report two patients with the amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia.http://www.jcsr.co.in/article.asp?issn=2277-5706;year=2022;volume=11;issue=5;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=Lakshmiamlodipineanticonvulsantscalcium channel blockersdrug-induced gingival overgrowthgingival hyperplasiaimmune suppressants |
| spellingShingle | G Sri Lakshmi G Tejaswini B Alekhya Maria Bethasaida Manuel R Ram V Siva Kumar Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research amlodipine anticonvulsants calcium channel blockers drug-induced gingival overgrowth gingival hyperplasia immune suppressants |
| title | Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases |
| title_full | Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases |
| title_short | Amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia: A report of two cases |
| title_sort | amlodipine induced gingival hyperplasia a report of two cases |
| topic | amlodipine anticonvulsants calcium channel blockers drug-induced gingival overgrowth gingival hyperplasia immune suppressants |
| url | http://www.jcsr.co.in/article.asp?issn=2277-5706;year=2022;volume=11;issue=5;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=Lakshmi |
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