Prevalence of amlodipine-related gingival hyperplasia
Prevalence of amlodipine-related gingival hyperplasia
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DOI:
10.1902/jop.1997.68.7.676
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发表时间:
1997-07-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Jorgensen, MG
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作者:
Jorgensen, MG
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS ARE KNOWN to contribute to gingival hyperplasia. The vast majority of reports discuss patients taking the drug nifedipine, During the past few years a newer calcium channel blocker, amlodipine, has been used with increasing frequency. To date, six cases have been published indicating that amlodipine may also promote gingival hyperplasia; however no data have been reported regarding the prevalence of this phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to examine a large group of patients taking amlodipine and determine the prevalence of gingival hyperplasia. One hundred fifty dentate patients who had been taking amlodipine, 5 mg per day for at least 6 months, volunteered to undergo a screening examination fur gingival hyperplasia, Mild hyperplasia (