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Medication

Sildenafil

PDE5 inhibitor

Brand names: Viagra, Revatio

Oral health effects

  • Vasodilatory effects / nitrate interaction

    Limited direct oral effects; the key concern is a dangerous interaction with nitrates and additive hypotension. Facial flushing and nasal congestion are common.

    Clinical management: Avoid nitrate-containing products; manage hypotension risk; otherwise standard care.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.