Prevalence of Amlodipine-induced Gingival Overgrowth

Makiko Ono; Shigeo Tanaka; Reiri Takeuchi; Hiroko Matsumoto; Hiroyuki Okada; Hirotsugu Yamamoto; Yasuhide Makiyama; Teruyasu Hirayama; Tatsuo Sakamaki; Akira Fujii; Yoshiaki Akimoto

doi:10.5466/ijoms.9.96

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Prevalence of Amlodipine-induced Gingival Overgrowth

Makiko Ono, Shigeo Tanaka, Reiri Takeuchi, Hiroko Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Okada, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Yasuhide Makiyama, Teruyasu Hirayama, Tatsuo Sakamaki, Akira Fujii, Yoshiaki Akimoto

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Keywords: amlodipine, gingival overgrowth, prevalence

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2010 Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 96-100

DOI https://doi.org/10.5466/ijoms.9.96

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Abstract

The prevalence rate of amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth was determined in patients taking amlodipine for three months. Gingival overgrowth was found in four cases among the 301 patients surveyed ; a prevalence rate of 1.3%. The clinical findings of amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth were similar to those induced by other calcium channel blockers.

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