The influence of different treatment modalities on clinical improvement and reduction of cyclosporine A-induced gingival overgrowth

Case Reports and Clinical Practice Review

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 58-63

  Radwan Oczko, Małgorzata ^a   Boratyńska, Maria ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Gingival overgrowth; Gingivectomy; Periodontal treatment; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ELUDRIL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PARODIUM; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELGYDIUM; FEMALE; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; GINGIVECTOMY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646598068     PISSN: 15076164     EISSN: 16433742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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