3 cases of gingival hyperplasia during nifedipine therapy
Doria, G.; Cangemi, F.; Gulizia, M.; Lo Giudice, P.; Circo, A.
Minerva Cardioangiologica 38(3): 97-100
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4725 PMID: 2348911 Document Number: 362992
The authors report the cases of three male patients, aged 36, 54 and 52 years, who developed gingival hypertrophy during treatment with nifedipine at a dose of 40 mg/daily. Hypertrophy was the same as that observed in patients treated with anti-convulsive or cytostatic drugs, and may probably be due to interference with calcium ions and local factors. Full recovery was achieved by suspending nifedipine treatment in all patients.