title: Epilepsy and dental procedures. A review.
abstract: This paper is a review of the dental management of patients with epilepsy. It includes discussion of the effects anti-epileptic drugs have on dental procedures and addresses complications and side effects of these drugs. A clinical case photo is presented to show gingival hyperplasia, along with four tables on which common antiepileptic medications are enumerated.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Charles K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Vorkas
authors.forename: Manju K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gopinathan
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Orrin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Devinsky
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004827:Epilepsy; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants