Open AccessGINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
Author(s) -
Anila Kazi,
Nasim Karim,
Munawar Alam Ansari,
Mehar Ali
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5015
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , hyperplasia , statistical significance , verapamil , dentistry , gingival enlargement , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , calcium , physics , optics
Objective: Calcium ion plays an important role in gingival hyperplasia due toits effects on hemostatic balance of epithelial differentiation and apoptosis. It is hypothesized that non inflamed gingivalfibroblasts are less active and do not respond to circulating drugs. While the fibroblasts within inflamed tissue are in anactive state. Hence a study was conducted to investigate and assess the relationship between oral hygiene and severityof gingival hyperplasia in hypertensive patients receiving verapamil. Design of study : In the present comparativeinvestigation, clinical periodontal parameters were determined. Material & Methods: Thirty hypertensive patients whowere taking verapamil 240 mg/day in divided doses selected randomly. Subjects were divided in to HEL groups. Agingival enlargement score was assessed for each patient by using hyper plastic index, while using plaque indexassessed the oral hygiene status. Results: There were highly significant differences between test groups E and L, whenthey were compared with group H (Healthy group). Mean plaque index and hyper plastic index varied between testgroups H, E and L. The differences showed statistical high significance. Conclusions: Oral hygiene plays a decisiverole in the development of gingival hyperplasia and the incidence can be controlled successfully by meticulousprofessional and individual oral hygiene.