Severe gingival hypertrophy associated with the use of phenytoin

phenytoin adverse effect anticonvulsants gingival hypertrophy

Authors

  • Mario López-Monzón
    marrlopezm@gmail.com
    Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Andrea Vivar Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Claudia Ruano Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
February 28, 2022
June 9, 2022

Drug-associated gingival overgrowth is an adverse effect of a large number of drugs (anticonvulsants, calcium channel blockers, immunosuppressants) which, besides being used in daily medical practice, are of continuous use, with an increasing preva