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Orthodontic treatment of a patient with a renal transplant and drug-induced gingival overgrowth: a case report.

Walker MR, Lovel SF, Melrose CA

Orthodontic Department, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK. mhairiwalker@mac.com

The treatment of transplant patients is becoming an ever-increasing part of modern-day orthodontic practice. This report details the successful orthodontic management of a paediatric renal transplant patient with significant drug-induced gingival overgrowth. The problems that such patients present with are discussed before considering the specific orthodontic techniques employed. Recommendations are made for practitioners managing such cases.

Published 28 November 2007 in J Orthod, 34(4): 220-8.
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