Periodontal Microbiological Status Influences the Occurrence of Cyclosporine-A and Tacrolimus-Induced Gingival Overgrowth

Periodontal Microbiological Status Influences the Occurrence of Cyclosporine-A and Tacrolimus-Induced Gingival Overgrowth

Immune suppressed renal transplant patients are more prone to developing oral tissue alterations due to medications associated with a pleiotropic set of side effects involving the oral cavity. Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is the most commonly encountered side effect resulting from adminis...

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Main Authors: Biagio Rapone, Elisabetta Ferrara, Luigi Santacroce, Francesca Cesarano, Marta Arazzi, Lorenzo Di Liberato, Salvatore Scacco, Roberta Grassi, Felice Roberto Grassi, Antonio Gnoni, Gianna Maria Nardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
periodontitis
oral pathogens
periodontal inflammation
drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO)
immunosuppressant
cyclosporine-A
Tacrolimus calcium channel blockers
sepsis
kidney transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/3/124

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