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An oral contraceptive drug and gingival enlargement; the relationship between local and systemic factors
Author(s) -
Pearlman B. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1974.tb01238.x
Subject(s) - gingival enlargement , medicine , drug , oral hygiene , pregnancy , dentistry , physiology , lesion , oral administration , obstetrics , surgery , pharmacology , genetics , biology
Abstract A case of ‘pregnancy tumour’ associated with the administration of an oral contraceptive drug is described. The lesion was excised and adequate levels of oral hygiene maintained post‐operatively. No recurrence occurred throughout a further 21‐month period of hormone administration. The effect of the drug on the gingiva was dependent upon the presence of bacterial plaque.