(sold under the brand names Dilantin and Oct 24, 2014 · Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant prescribed for the control of epilepsy and neuralgias first introduced in the 1930s and the side-effect of gingival overgrowth was first reported soon afterwards
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Drug-induced gingival enlargement (DIGE) connected with the chronic
Last updated on Apr 24, 2023
Phenytoin is used to control seizures (convulsions), including tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures, in the treatment of epilepsy
(sold under the brand names Dilantin and Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant prescribed for the control of epilepsy and neuralgias first introduced in the 1930s and the side-effect of gingival overgrowth was first reported soon afterwards
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Phenytoin induces a decrease in the Ca 2+ cell influx leading to a reduction in the uptake of folic acid, thus limiting the production of active collagenase
DILANTIN can cause overgrowth of your gums
4 In the same year, Faurbye 5 and in 1959, Strean and Dilantin 6 suggested that the alkalinity of PHT could be the cause of the gingival side effect
sore throat
PGO may vary from mild to severe
This activity describes the indications, action, and contraindications for phenytoin as a valuable agent in the treatment of epilepsy
It is usually seen throughout the dentate regions of the maxillary and mandibular dental arches, but more severely affect their anterior portions exposed to atmosphere
The marginal gingi va and the interdental papillae appear to be the areas predisposed to enlar gement
red or swollen gums, mouth sores; easy bruising, unusual bleeding, purple or red spots under your skin; or
Feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) Constipation
Dilantin gingivitis generalized hyperplasia of the gingiva, which may also rarely involve other areas of the oral mucosa, resulting in overgrowth of the fibrous tissue from the interaction of plaque accumulation with the anticonvulsive agent Dilantin (phenytoin)