Diphenylhydantoinate-induced hyperplasia of the masticatory mucosa in an edentulous epileptic patient.
Gingival hyperplasia caused by phenytoin sodium is rarely encountered in edentulous persons. A case of generalized palatal hyperplasia is reported in which retained roots and teeth were suspected of having perpetuated a preextraction lesion, whereas a subsequently placed complete denture initiated a midpalatal hyperplasia. The lesion remained in spite of nonuse of the denture for several years.
D000328:Adult; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000175:diagnosis
D010672:Phenytoin