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Nifedipine‐induced gingival hyperplasia: Non‐surgical management of a patient
Author(s) -
Naidoo Lionel Christopher D.,
Stephen Lawrence Xavier G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1999.tb01365.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nifedipine , hyperplasia , anesthesia , dentistry , surgery , calcium
A clinical report of nifedipine‐induced gingivitis in a medically compromised patient is presented. This case history also describes the challenges faced by the oral health practitioner to develop an appropriate regimen of treatment for a patient in whom neither withdrawal of the drug nor substituting for it was feasible, and periodontal surgery was contra‐indicated .