Gingival hyperplasia: interaction between cyclosporin A and nifedipine? A case report.
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Treatment with either cyclosporin A or nifedipine may induce gingival hyperplasia. A case report is presented which describes a patient medicated simultaneously with both drugs and who subsequently developed extreme hyperplasia. Could such a severe gingival pathology have resulted from an additive interaction between the two drugs?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New York state dental journal
دوره 63 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997