Summary of an International Symposium on phenytoin-induced teratology and gingival pathology.
Phenytoin has been the preferred drug for treating grand mal epilepsy for more than 40 years. The metabolism of this drug, its teratogenic potential, and its role in the pathogenesis of gingival overgrowth are discussed.
D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005881:Gingiva / Q000187:drug effects*; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013723:Teratogens
D013723:Teratogens; D010672:Phenytoin