31 citations
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October 2021 in “Antibiotics” This study observed that post-surgical use of chlorhexidine digluconate mouth rinse in patients may induce a fibrotic transformation in gingival tissue, promoting a scar-like wound healing response.
8 citations
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October 2002 in “Journal Of Clinical Periodontology” This study suggests that levamisole and finasteride can significantly reduce DHT levels in human gingival fibroblasts, potentially addressing phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth.
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February 1983 in “Journal of periodontology” Among young rats, this study found that a liquid protein diet significantly affects body condition but has minimal impact on gingival collagen metabolism.
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March 2016 in “Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology” This report describes a rare case of congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis in a six-year-old boy with gingival hyperplasia, a coarse face, congenital hydronephrosis, and a heterozygous deletion on chromosome 17q12.
September 2018 in “International journal of biosciences” This study found that women with both PCOS and gingivitis had significantly higher levels of AMH in their saliva compared to those with only PCOS, gingivitis, or neither condition.