Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: June | Volume: 6 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 203-207
Amlodipine Induced Gingival Enlargement- A Case Report
Dr Rashidat Ul Khairat1, Dr Suhail Majid Jan2, Dr Beanish Bashir3, Dr Roobal Behal4
1,3PG, 2Professor and Head, 4Assisstant Professor
Department of Periodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr Rashidat Ul Khairat
ABSTRACT
Gingival enlargement, an over-exuberant response, caused due to a large number of local and systemic factors. Drugs like certain anticonvulsants, immuno-suppressive drugs and a number of calcium channel blockers are one of the common causative factors which ARE a cause of concern for both patient as well as the clinician. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that is widely used because of its safety profile and duration of action for the management of hypertension and angina. This case report describes the management of gingival enlargement in a 55 year old female hypertensive patient taking amlodipine. The treatment aspect included phase one therapy, substitution of the drug, surgical excision and maintenance and supportive therapy.
Key words: Amlodipine, calcium channel blockers, gingival overgrowth
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