An elderly friend left a message to Huazi. After taking antihypertensive drugs, he developed swollen and painful gums, which was very uncomfortable. Is it related to the medication? Should I stop the medication?
Huazi told him that horizons among antihypertensive drugs may have adverse reactions to gingival hyperplasia when taken for a long time, resulting in swelling and pain in the gums.
If the degree of hyperplasia is not serious, pay more attention to oral hygiene or ask a stomatologist for treatment, you can return to normal. If the hyperplasia is serious, you need to temporarily stop using hologen drugs and switch to other antihypertensive drugs.
1. Common adverse reactions of horizon drugs
Horizon antihypertensive drugs are commonly used first-line antihypertensive drugs, which can inhibit the entry of calcium ion into vascular smooth muscle cells, thereby making vasodilating and exerting an antihypertensive effect. Horizontal drugs have no absolute contraindications and are highly safe and are widely used in the treatment of various types of hypertension.
horizon drug has adverse reactions such as headache, flushing face, and tachycardia at the beginning of use, but it can usually be gradually tolerated after 2 to 4 weeks of continuous use of the drug. When taking medication for a long time, there are adverse reactions to lower limb edema and gingival hyperplasia .
Adverse reactions of lower limb edema can be relieved by combining diuretics, pril or sartan, but the adverse reactions of gingival hyperplasia are a difficult problem.
2. Why does taking horizons cause hyperplasia
horizons can stimulate the accumulation of extracellular matrix of connective tissue in the gingival, and may be accompanied by an inflammatory reaction, which will thicken the gums and thicken the lips, which will have a certain impact on the chewing function.
In related studies, people found that drug-induced gingival hyperplasia is closely related to plaque . Hyperplasia only occurs in the toothed area in the oral cavity. There will be no hyperplasia in the areas where the teeth are lost. When the teeth at the hyperplasia are removed, the hyperplasia gums will also recover.
Because plaque is attached to the teeth, it will increase the activity of inflammatory factors in the gingival tissue, thus becoming more sensitive to drug stimulation and activate fibroblasts in the gingival. In other words, gingival hyperplasia caused by horizons is the result of the joint action of drugs and plaque, and plaque has a greater effect on .
3. You must do oral cleaning when taking dipin drugs
In relevant trials, it was found that if people taking dipin drugs do oral cleaning, they can reduce the problem of gum hyperplasia by 7% .
. If you do oral cleaning, you must brush your teeth carefully in the morning and evening, and brush your teeth for no less than 3 minutes each time. However, brushing teeth cannot completely solve the plaque. You also need to use floss to clean the gaps that the toothbrush cannot clean; you also need to use toothbrush to clean the depths of your gums with ; then you need to use mouthwash to remove bacteria from various corners of your mouth.
If a periodontal pocket has formed between the gums and teeth, simple oral cleaning cannot be eliminated, and a professional oral doctor needs to be treated.
4. If it is not very serious, you don’t need to change the medicine
Mild gingival hyperplasia. As long as you pay more attention to oral cleaning, it will improve after eliminating the stimulation of plaque. There is no need to stop using hologen drugs or change the medicine. If the hyperplasia is severe and it is difficult for the gums to recover on their own, you need to find a stomatologist to remove the excess gums.
When using horizon drugs, gingival hyperplasia in is a low probability event . In comparison, nifedipine and amlodipine have more adverse reactions in gingival hyperplasia, while benidipine and sinidipine have fewer adverse reactions in gingival hyperplasia. Similar drugs with fewer adverse reactions can be used under the guidance of a doctor.
People who always experience severe gingival hyperplasia after using horizon drugs should stop using horizon drugs under the guidance of a doctor and use other antihypertensive drugs instead.
Summary, horizon drugs have adverse reactions to cause gingival hyperplasia, which is the result of the joint action of the drug and plaque. Careful oral cleaning during the medication can greatly reduce the gingival hyperplasia.If the hyperplasia is severe, you should stop the medication under the guidance of a doctor or choose other drugs. It is not recommended to stop the medication by yourself. If you have any questions about medication, please consult your doctor or pharmacist. I am Huazi, pharmacist. Welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.
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