Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
March 2008
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
9
Issue:
1

Extensive dental caries in unerupted permanent teeth of a disabled child with phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth

Abstract The permanent teeth of a 9-year-old female with severe motor dysfunctions and intellectual disabilities had not yet fully erupted into the oral cavity due to being covered with overgrown gingival tissue, as a side effect of taking phenytoin. Dental caries was diagnosed in those teeth by a radiographic examination. These findings indicate that early dental examinations and preventive measures are useful for patients taking phenytoin.

Key words: Unerupted teeth, caries, gingival overgrowth

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Authors
Clive S. Friedman, Atsuo Amano, Shigehisa Akiyama, Tomoko T. Tanaka, Ichijiro Morisaki, Jumpei Murakami

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