Question 63 · LDEK · Gingival diseases
Which of the following statements describing gingival hyperplasia is false?
- A. it usually appears 3 months after the beginning of pharmacotherapy.
- B. it is usually present in the anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth.
- C. in the patients receiving cyclosporine, children are most frequently affected.
- D. it is characterized by an increased inflammatory response in the presence of dental plaque.
- E. it starts from the marginal gingiva, later involves the gingival papilla.
Hint
Think about where drug-induced gingival overgrowth first becomes visible — the papillae or the gingival margin.
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