Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report

Gingival hypertrophy caused by certain drugs, including amlodipine, may occur in genetically susceptible individuals. There is no clear explanation for the exact mechanism behind gingival hypertrophy, but a multifactorial theory has been proposed that unifies the phenomenon. In addition to causing d...

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Autores principales: Rajaram Mohan, Karthik, Fenn, Saramma Mathew, Pethagounder Thangavelu, Ravikumar, Subramaniam, Mohithan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Dentistry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10058387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007324
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35540
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author Rajaram Mohan, Karthik
Fenn, Saramma Mathew
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Subramaniam, Mohithan
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description Gingival hypertrophy caused by certain drugs, including amlodipine, may occur in genetically susceptible individuals. There is no clear explanation for the exact mechanism behind gingival hypertrophy, but a multifactorial theory has been proposed that unifies the phenomenon. In addition to causing difficulty with speech and mastication, gingival hypertrophy also contributes to poor oral hygiene and unaesthetic appearance. We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed gingival hypertrophy due to the long-standing antihypertensive medication amlodipine 5 mg taken twice daily for four years.
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spelling pubmed-100583872023-03-30 Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report Rajaram Mohan, Karthik Fenn, Saramma Mathew Pethagounder Thangavelu, Ravikumar Subramaniam, Mohithan Cureus Dentistry Gingival hypertrophy caused by certain drugs, including amlodipine, may occur in genetically susceptible individuals. There is no clear explanation for the exact mechanism behind gingival hypertrophy, but a multifactorial theory has been proposed that unifies the phenomenon. In addition to causing difficulty with speech and mastication, gingival hypertrophy also contributes to poor oral hygiene and unaesthetic appearance. We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed gingival hypertrophy due to the long-standing antihypertensive medication amlodipine 5 mg taken twice daily for four years. Cureus 2023-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10058387/ /pubmed/37007324 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35540 Text en Copyright © 2023, Rajaram Mohan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Dentistry
Rajaram Mohan, Karthik
Fenn, Saramma Mathew
Pethagounder Thangavelu, Ravikumar
Subramaniam, Mohithan
Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title_full Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title_fullStr Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title_short Amlodipine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy: A Case Report
title_sort amlodipine-induced gingival hypertrophy: a case report
topic Dentistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10058387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007324
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35540
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