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Washington University Experience | EPILEPSY | Seizure Disorder, NOS | 1 Dilantin, gingival toxicity (Case 1) gross 1

Gingival overgrowth/hyperplasia is a side effect associated with several types of drugs; one of the more frequent culprits is the antiepileptic phenytoin, which appears to affect gingival tissues by altering extracellular matrix metabolism.

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