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Assessment of Cardiologists' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Calcium Channel Blocker-Induced Gingival Overgrowth.

Oral health & preventive dentistry · Akgül Z, Çınar A · 2026-08-13

Researchers surveyed 139 Turkish cardiologists and found that while some knew about calcium channel blocker-induced gingival overgrowth, most did not counsel patients preventively or take oral health histories—instead referring patients only after complications appeared.

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