Gingival Overgrowth in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Study Concerning Prevalence, Severity, Periodontal, and Predisposing Factors

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1425-1428

  Lima, R B ^a   Benini, V ^a   Sens, Y A S ^a  

^a Medical Sciences School of Santa Casa of São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; HLA A68 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; NIFEDIPINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; GINGIVITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 45449101328     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.01.071     Document Type: Article

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