The American Academy of Oral Medicine Clinical Practice Statement: medication-induced oral reactions

The American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) affirms that medication-induced oral reactions are associated with several classes of pharmacologic agents and that clinical presentations of this condition are variable. It is important to obtain a detailed medical history to identify a temporal relationship between use of a medication and onset of the condition(s). An appropriate physical examination should be performed to detect clinical conditions associated with medication-induced oral reactions, such as xerostomia, candidiasis, mucosal ulceration, gingival overgrowth, lichenoid reactions, taste alterations, angioedema, petechiae, gingival and/or oral hemorrhage, mucosal pigmentation, osteonecrosis, erythema multiforme and/or Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Oral medicine Source Type: research