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Takayasu`s arteritis(TA) is commonly known as Aortitis Syndrome, Pulseless disease. Cardiac involvement due to vascular occlusion or stenosis is common in TA, expressed in forms of heart failure, aorta hypertension, alteration of artery or cardiac muscle. In this case, a 9 year old boy was referred to our dental clinic by his cardiology doctor for delayed eruption and gingival hyperplasia on upper incisor. The patient was diagnosed as TA with history of taking Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker as hypertension medication. He was diagnosed as drug induced gingival hyperplasia. Under taking preventive antibiotic, gingivectomy was done. In case dental treatment of TA patient, dentist should be aware of two possible problems. First is the antibiotic prophylaxis due to the high risk of endocarditis. Second is the possibility of drug induced gingival hyperplasia.

DRUG INDUCED GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA IN TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS : DENTAL CONSIDERATION