Medication side effects of dental interest.
Many dental patients require continuing medication. With some, the medications will have side effects that have an oral or perioral manifestation. Commonly prescribed medications and their dental side effects are listed. This information may aid patients who have oral symptoms unrelated to the needed dental care.
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Dental Service, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, Calif.
D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced