Case Report
Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume: 13 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 108-111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230618
Non Surgical Treatment of Amlodipine Induced Gingival Overgrowth
Akanksha Singh1, Rika Singh2, R. G. Shiva Manjunath3, Pushpendra Singh4, Yugal Rajput5
1Associate Professor, Department Of Periodontology, Institute Of Dental Sciences, Bareilly-Uttar Pradesh, India
2Professor, Department Of Periodontology, Institute Of Dental Sciences, Bareilly- Uttar Pradesh, India
3Associate Professor, Department Of Periodontics, Dental College – Rajendra Institute Of Medical Sciences, Baiatu, Ranchi-Jharkhand, India
4Post Graduate Student, Department Of Skin And Venereal Disease, Rohilkhand Medical College, Bareilly-Uttar Pradesh, India
5Assistant Professor, Department of Skin And Venereal Disease, G.S.V.M. Medical college, Kanpur- Uttar Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Akanksha Singh
ABSTRACT
Gingival overgrowth is one of the most commonly encountered complication with certain drugs. Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker used as antihypertensive drug has been found to be associated with gingival overgrowth. This case report emphasizes diagnosis and management of amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth. Amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth was diagnosed and treated by thorough scaling and root planing and Drug substitution. Several factors may affect the harmony between the calcium channel blocker and gingival tissues as discussed by Seymour et al. Efficient plaque control, alternative drug modification, scaling, root planing and in severe cases
Key words: Amlodipine, Calcium channel blocker (Ca+2), Drug-induced gingival overgrowth.