Risk factors influencing gingival enlargement in renal transplant patients medicated with tacrolimus
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Elisabeth Casañas
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Rosa López-Pintor
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- Amado de Andrés 2
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Miguel de Pedro
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- Lorenzo de Arriza 1
- Lucía Ramírez 1
- Gonzalo Hernandez 1
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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ISSN: 0904-2512
Year of publication: 2019
Volume: 48
Pages: 43
Type: Article
More publications in: Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine
Abstract
Introduction: Renal transplant recipients medicated with tacrolimus (Tcr) can present gingival enlargement when associated to different risk factors such as treatment with Tcr, treatment with calcium channel blockers (CCB), type, dose and blood level of immunosuppressants, creatinine level, time since transplantation, plaque index, diabetes and tobacco.