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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 129, No 1, 78-83.
© 1998 American Dental Association
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CLINICAL PRACTICE

CASE REPORT

USE OF AN ARGON LASER TO TREAT DRUG-INDUCED GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH



JOHN S. MATTSON, D.D.S., M.S.D., RICHARD BLANKENAU, D.D.S. and JOSEPH J. KEENE, D.D.S., M.S.

This article explores the use of an argon laser to treat severe drug-induced gingival overgrowth. The patient was being treated with phenytoin (Dilantin, Parke-Davis), cyclosporine and a calcium channel blocker. He had undergone a kidney transplantation and had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. He had severe gingival overgrowth, which prevented him from wearing his removable prostheses, and a superimposed Candida albicans infection. An argon laser was used to excise the gingival overgrowth so new maxillary and mandibular prostheses could be fabricated.






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