Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series
Gingival enlargement sometimes has an adverse effect of certain systemic drugs such as the use of anticonvulsants, phenytoin, antihypertensive, calcium channel blockers and immunosuppressant, cyclosporine. Amlodipine, a relatively newer calcium channel blocker drugs, exhibit adverse effect of gingiv...
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| author | Amitandra Kumar Tripathi Sudarshana Mukherjee Charanjit Singh Saimbi Vivek Kumar |
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| description | Gingival enlargement sometimes has an adverse effect of certain systemic drugs such as the use of anticonvulsants, phenytoin, antihypertensive, calcium channel blockers and immunosuppressant, cyclosporine. Amlodipine, a relatively newer calcium channel blocker drugs, exhibit adverse effect of gingival enlargement in middle to older aged adults. There are very few reports of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement at a lower dose (5 mg). In this article, three cases of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement in the age range of 50-65 years old hypertensive patient with a lower dose of amlodipine (5 mg). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fb4f592544a4c05bcc87ce5a884f2842022-12-21T20:38:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612015-01-016110710910.4103/0976-237X.149303Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case seriesAmitandra Kumar TripathiSudarshana MukherjeeCharanjit Singh SaimbiVivek KumarGingival enlargement sometimes has an adverse effect of certain systemic drugs such as the use of anticonvulsants, phenytoin, antihypertensive, calcium channel blockers and immunosuppressant, cyclosporine. Amlodipine, a relatively newer calcium channel blocker drugs, exhibit adverse effect of gingival enlargement in middle to older aged adults. There are very few reports of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement at a lower dose (5 mg). In this article, three cases of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement in the age range of 50-65 years old hypertensive patient with a lower dose of amlodipine (5 mg).http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=TripathiCalcium channel blockergingival enlargementhypertension |
| spellingShingle | Amitandra Kumar Tripathi Sudarshana Mukherjee Charanjit Singh Saimbi Vivek Kumar Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series Contemporary Clinical Dentistry Calcium channel blocker gingival enlargement hypertension |
| title | Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series |
| title_full | Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series |
| title_fullStr | Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series |
| title_short | Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series |
| title_sort | low dose amlodipine induced gingival enlargement a clinical case series |
| topic | Calcium channel blocker gingival enlargement hypertension |
| url | http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=Tripathi |
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