title: Low dose amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement: A clinical case series.
abstract: Gingival enlargement sometimes has an adverse effect of certain systemic drugs such as the use of anticonvulsants, phenytoin, antihypertensive, calcium channel blockers and immunosuppressant, cyclosporine. Amlodipine, a relatively newer calcium channel blocker drugs, exhibit adverse effect of gingival enlargement in middle to older aged adults. There are very few reports of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement at a lower dose (5 mg). In this article, three cases of amlodipine-induced gingival enlargement in the age range of 50-65 years old hypertensive patient with a lower dose of amlodipine (5 mg).
authors: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Amitandra Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Tripathi
authors: Department of Periodontology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors: Sudarshana
authors: S
authors: Mukherjee
authors: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Charanjit Singh
authors: CS
authors: Saimbi
authors: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Kumar
keywords: Calcium channel blocker; gingival enlargement; hypertension