Use of an argon laser to treat drug-induced gingival overgrowth

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-83

  Mattson, John S ^a   Blankenau, Richard ^a   Keene, Joseph J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ARGON; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DENTURE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; THRUSH;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ARGON; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CYCLOSPORINE; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHENYTOIN;

EID: 0031599970     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0024     Document Type: Article

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