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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 49-51 |
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Drug-induced gingival enlargement: A case report
Suhani Goel, Shivjot Chhina, Sachit A Arora
Department of Periodontics, I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital, and Research Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Suhani Goel
Department of Periodontics, I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital, and Research Centre, Knowledge Park 3, Greater Noida 201308, Uttar Pradesh.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jdl.jdl_2_19
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Gingival overgrowth is associated with multiple factors including congenital diseases, hormonal disturbances, poor oral hygiene condition, inflammation, neoplastic conditions, and adverse drug reactions including anticonvulsants, calcium channel blockers, and immunosuppressants. This can have a detrimental effect on the quality of life and also on high oral bacterial load caused by plaque-retentive areas. Various treatment modalities include both surgical (gingivectomy, periodontal flap, electrosurgery, and laser excision) and nonsurgical approaches (oral hygiene measures, scaling and root planing, discontinuation of the drug, or the replacement of the drug with other alternative). |
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