Main symptoms of drug-induced gingival hyperplasia

The main symptoms of drug-induced gingival hyperplasia include gingival hyperplasia, tooth extrusion displacement, pseudoperiodontal pocket and gingivitis.

1. Gingival hyperplasia

If patients use a certain drug for a long time, it is easy to cause gingival hyperplasia 1-6 months after taking the drug. It starts from labial buccal side and lingual palatal gingival papilla. The shape is similar to small spherical protrusions on the gingival surface. It can continue to increase and promote the appearance of gums when it is serious.

2. Tooth extrusion displacement

If gums continue to proliferate, the proliferation of gums can squeeze teeth and shift, mostly occurring in upper teeth.

3. Pseudoperiodontal pocket and gingivitis

Because gingival hyperplasia is swollen, it is easy to cause gingival sulcus to deepen and form pseudoperiodontal pocket. After gums lose their normal physiological shape, local bacteria are easy to breed, which can cause gingivitis, resulting in deep red or purple gums and easy to bleed when touched.