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A study on gingival enlargement and folic acid levels in phenytoin-treated epileptic patients: Testing hypotheses
BACKGROUND: There have been studies that report clinical benefits of the use of folic acid as an adjuvant to the antiepileptic therapy in the prevention of antiepileptic drug-induced gingival enlargement. However, studies in the past have also reported precipitation of epileptic attacks in patients...
Autores principales: | Singh Nayyar, Abhishek, Khan, Mubeen, Vijayalakshmi, K. R., Subhas, G. T., Nataraju, B., Anitha, M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24231926 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.119232 |
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