Reversion of gingival hyperplasia in a heart transplant patient upon interruption of cyclosporine therapy

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-21

  Somacarrera, Maria L ^a   Lucas, Miguel ^a   Acero, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE;

CHILD; CYCLOSPORINE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE;

EID: 0029677914     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1996.tb01537.x     Document Type: Article

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