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Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth

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Gingival enlargement is characterized by an increase in the volume of gingival tissues that can be aggravated by local factors. Many drugs are known to induce gingival overgrowth. Physiopathological mechanisms involved in this frequent complication have not yet been totally elucidated. Most often, this increase does not correspond to an increase in the number of fibroblasts or an increase in the volume of fibroblasts, however a tumoral process must systematically be investigated and ruled out.

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  1. Periodontology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, APHP, Paris University, Paris, France

    Léa Bontemps

  2. Oral Medicine Surgery and Implantology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, APHP, Paris University, Paris, France

    Frédérick Gaultier

  3. Periodontology Department, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Paris University, Paris, France

    Fani Anagnostou

  4. Oral Medicine Surgery and Implantology Department, Bretonneau Hospital, APHP, Paris University, Paris, France

    Anne-laure Ejeil

  5. Periodontology Department, Saint Roch Hospital, Nice Sophia Antipolis University, Nice, France

    Sophie-Myriam Dridi

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Bontemps, L., Gaultier, F., Anagnostou, F., Ejeil, Al., Dridi, SM. (2021). Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth. In: Cousty, S., Laurencin-Dalicieux, S. (eds) Drug-Induced Oral Complications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66973-7_2

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