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General Dentistry: Table 2: Adverse Orofacial Reactions to Tricyclic and Related Antidepressants (TCAs)

MedicationxerostomiasialadenitisdysgeusiastomatitisgingivitisglossitisedematonguebruxismMisc.
Amitriptyline++++00++00
caries, cheilitis,
Clomipramine++++++000dysphagia, oral ulcers,
halitosis. sinusitis
Desipramine+++000++0facial edema
Doxepine+0++000000
Imipramine++++00++0facial edema
Maprotiline++++000+0dysphagia
Nortriptyline++++00++0facial edema
Protriptyline+++000++0facial edema
Trazodone+0+000000sinusitis

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