Can taking amlodipine besylate tablets cause toothache?
Dec 06, 2022
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Liwen
Introduction
Amlodipine besylate can be used to treat essential hypertension, as well as chronic stable angina and variant angina. After taking amlodipine besylate tablets, it may directly affect fibroblasts in the gingiva, causing cell proliferation and pain, which is a type of drug side effect. Therefore, taking amlodipine besylate tablets may lead to toothache.
Taking amlodipine besylate tablets may cause toothache.
Amlodipine besylate belongs to the class of calcium channel blockers and is clinically used for treating essential hypertension, as well as chronic stable angina and variant angina. The antihypertensive mechanism of this drug involves directly relaxing vascular smooth muscle. It also dilates peripheral small arteries and coronary arteries, reducing total vascular resistance and relieving coronary artery spasm, thereby decreasing cardiac afterload and alleviating angina. After taking amlodipine besylate tablets, the drug may directly affect fibroblasts in the gums, causing cell proliferation and resulting in pain. This is considered one of the drug's side effects; therefore, toothache may occur with the use of amlodipine besylate tablets.
Additionally, taking amlodipine besylate tablets may lead to other side effects such as nausea, abdominal pain, palpitations, dizziness, frequent urination, and joint pain. Therefore, patients should use this medication only under the guidance of a physician to help minimize the impact of potential side effects on the body.
