Open AccessPhenytoin-Induced Gingival Overgrowth in Un-Cooperated Epilepsy Patients
Author(s) -
İsmail Marakoğlu,
Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy,
Hulya Cakmak,
Kamile Marakoğlu
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.2.337
Subject(s) - phenytoin , gingivectomy , medicine , oral hygiene , dentistry , lesion , epilepsy , surgery , psychiatry
Phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth is a well-known and frequently reported gingival lesion, which was first detected in 1939. However, there are conflicts in the literature about the agents which affect the severity of the lesion. Un-cooperative dental patients are one of the most unsuccessfully treated periodontal patient groups because of the difficulty in maintaining their oral hygiene. This case report consists of two cases with the same characteristics: phenytoin usage, comprehension and speech defects and poor oral hygiene, but each case differs in the duration of the phenytoin therapy. Both of the cases received scaling, root planning and a gingivectomy.