The gingival hyperplasia resulting from diphenylhydantoin in children and adults.
The incidence of gingival hyperplasia resulting diphenylhydantoin was studied in two hundred and nineteen patients of epilepsy from children to adults. The children group below puberty showed unexpectedly low incidence of gingival hyperplasia among the side effects of it comparing with other age groups.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010672:Phenytoin