Magister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD) / Epilepsy is a fairly common condition and the anti-convulsant drug,
phenytoin sodium, has been used in its treatment for over 40 years.
Shortly after its introduction, the side-effect of gingival overgrowth
was re'{XJrted and has been the subject o t of mw h research. Epidemiological
studies showed that; gingival overgrowth developed in approximately
half the patients treated with this drug, possibly indicating an individual
patient susceptibility to this effect of the drug.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/9046 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Radomsky, Jack Bernard |
| Contributors | Dreyer, W.P. |
| Publisher | University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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