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Gingival Hyperplasia

Known as: hyperplasia gingival, enlargement gingival, gingival enlargement 
Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the… 
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Gastrointestinal DiseasesGingival DiseasesParulis

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1987
1987
Prevalence of and factors related to gingival recession in Finnish 15- to 20-year old subjects.
Review
1987
Review
1987
New developments in understanding phenytoin-induced gingival hyperplasia.
In approximately half of the patients taking phenytoin, gingival fibroblasts proliferate, causing tissue overgrowth and gingival… 
1986
1986
Nifedipine-Induced Gingival Hyperplasia
Gingival hyperplasia, a condition characterized by increased amounts of gingival connective tissue, has most commonly been… 
1985
1985
Subpopulations of lymphocytes in connective tissue from phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth.
The presence of mononuclear cells was studied in gingival biopsies from seven children exhibiting phenytoin(PHT)-induced gingival… 
1983
1983
Streptococci isolated from the bloodstream and gingival crevice of man.
One hundred and twenty six strains of streptococci isolated from the bloodstreams of 123 hospital in-patients--55 with… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The effect of metronidazole on the development of plaque and gingivitis in the beagle dog.
The present investigation was performed in order to assess if the administration of metronidazole changed the composition of… 
1976
1976
The effect of oral physiotherapy on dilantin gingival hyperplasia.
Gingival hyperplasia was studied in 13 boys with epilepsy living in a state hospital. Boys were selected on the basis of having… 
1974
1974
Clinical and stereologic analysis of the course of early gingivitis in dogs.
In the present investigation an attempt was made to follow the sequence of events occurring in the gingival tissues of dogs… 
1971
1971
Effect of experimental leukopenia on chronic gingival inflammation in dogs. 1. Induction of leukopenia by nitrogen mustard.
Leukopenia was induced in six beagle dogs with chronic gingivitis by the injection of heterologous anti-neutrophil scrum. During… 
1957
1957
Antihistaminic therapy for gingival hyperplasia due to dilantin.
GINGIVAL hyperplasia is a common side reaction to diphenylhydantoin sodium (Dilantin) therapy for epilepsy, being reported in 50…