Dreyer, W.P.Radomsky, Jack Bernard2022-04-192024-04-162022-04-192024-04-161984https://hdl.handle.net/10566/11053Magister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD)Epilepsy is a fairly common condition and the anti-convulsant drug, phenytoin sodium, has been used in its treatment for over 40 years. Shortly after its introduction, the side-effect of gingival overgrowth was re'{XJrted and has been the subject o t of mw h research. Epidemiological studies showed that; gingival overgrowth developed in approximately half the patients treated with this drug, possibly indicating an individual patient susceptibility to this effect of the drug.enPhenytoin-sodiumEpilepsyAnti-convulsant drugGingival overgrowthPatientsUniversity of Stellenbosch