Case report on low dose of Cilnidipine: A fourth-generation calcium channel blocker-induced gingival overgrowth

• Main Authors: Sameera Gopinath (Author), Vadakkedath Venugopal Harishkumar (Author), Vediyera Chandroth Santhosh (Author), Sreekanth Puthalath (Author)
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• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Drug-induced gingival overgrowth is a frequently observed adverse effect of antihypertensive drug calcium channel blockers (CCBs). Gingival enlargements are more common with the dihydropyridine class of CCBs. The fourth-generation dihydropyridine CCB Cilnidipine was introduced in 1995 and is used as...