SEVERE DRUG-INDUCED GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT AND PERIODONTITIS: A CASE SERIES WITH CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT

Severe drug-induced gingival enlargement and periodontitis: A case series with clinical presentation and management

Gingival enlargement (GE) is a condition in which the size of the gingiva increases in response to inflammation, systemic disease, or certain medications including anticonvulsants, calcium-channel blockers, and immunosuppressants.This report describes the management of two cases involving severe gingival enlargement related to the use of an anti-hy

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Financial incentives to improve uptake of partner services for sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe antenatal care: protocol for a cluster randomised trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis, are associated with adverse birth outcomes.Treatment should be accompanied by partner services to prevent re-infection and break cycles of transmission.Partner services include the processes of partner notification (PN) as well as arrang

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Ionotropic Receptors Identified within the Tentacle of the Freshwater Snail Biomphalaria glabrata, an Intermediate Host of Schistosoma mansoni.

Biomphalaria glabrata (B.glabrata) is an air-breathing aquatic mollusc found in freshwater habitats across the Western Hemisphere.It is most well-known for its recognized capacity to act as a major intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, the TRAVEL CARE PROBIOTIC human blood fluke parasite.Ionotropic receptors (IRs), a variant family of the iono

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