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Comprehensive Management of a Patient with Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth and Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]
, 2021 Periodontitis and metabolic syndrome demonstrate a bidirectional relationship complicated by multiple risk factors. Gingival overgrowth (GO) is a manifestation of exaggerated inflammatory response of the gingivae in response to biofilm and varying local ...
B M C A Bandaranayake, A Tilakaratne
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Angiotensin II Levels in Gingival Tissues from Healthy Individuals, Patients with Nifedipine Induced Gingival Overgrowth and Non Responders on Nifedipine [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Context: The Renin Angiotensin system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth (DIGO), a fibrotic condition, caused by Phenytoin, Nifedipine and Cyclosporine.
Anitha Balaji +2 more
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Conflation of gingival overgrowth and schwannoma [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2014 The authors describe a seminal case report of a 10-year-old boy with enlarged gingivae in relation to his maxillary anterior teeth. The lesion, provisionally diagnosed as idiopathic gingival enlargement, was completely excised and divided into two sections.
Parth, Purwar +3 more
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Gingival Overgrowth as a complication of kidney transplantation – Nepali perspective
Nepalese Medical Journal, 2019 Gingival Overgrowth is a known and common complication with multifactorial etiology seen in kidney transplant recipients. Gingival Overgrowth is induced in kidney transplant recipients by Cyclosporin A and Calcium Channel Blockers that are frequently ...
Swosti Thapa +6 more
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Cyclosporine A: Novel concepts in its role in drug-induced gingival overgrowth
Dental Research Journal, 2015 Cyclosporine is a selective immunosuppressant that has a variety of applications in medical practice. Like phenytoin and the calcium channel blockers, the drug is associated with gingival overgrowth.
Deepa Ponnaiyan, Visakan Jegadeesan
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Medical Management of Cyclosporine-Induced Gingival Overgrowth Using Oral Azithromycin in Six Dogs
Veterinary Sciences, 2015 Gingival overgrowth is an uncommon adverse effect of cyclosporine administration in veterinary species. In people, gingival overgrowth is a common complication of cyclosporine administration for immunosuppression, generally following transplant ...
Alison Diesel, Karen Moriello
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015 The prominent side effect of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A (CsA) is gingival overgrowth. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α regulates a wide variety of profibrogenic genes, which are closely associated with tissue fibrosis.
Chung-Hung Tsai +5 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2005 It is well-known that the anticonvulsant drug, phenytoin (PHT), induces gingival overgrowth as a side effect. The mechanism of PHT-induced gingival overgrowth, however, is not well understood.
Yasuka Tamamori +3 more
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Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Gingival Overgrowth [PDF]
The American Journal of Pathology, 2010 Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) occurs normally in development. In pathology, EMT drives cancer and fibrosis. Medication with phenytoin, nifedipine, and cyclosporine-A often causes gingival overgrowth. Based partly on the histopathology of gingival overgrowth, the present study investigates the hypothesis that EMT could contribute to its ...
Siddika Selva, Sume +4 more
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, 2021 Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is defined as an abnormal growth of the gingiva due to adverse effect of some drugs such as immunosuppressant, calcium channel blocker, and anticonvulsant.
Mat Zaid, Syamimi Izzati +2 more
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