BACKGROUND/AIM This study aimed to examine oral lichen planus (OLP) cases histopathologically and cytologically, describe different clinical aspects of OLP manifestations, and associate different OLP clinical forms with self-reported oral health and with local and systemic risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients with a referral diagnosis of OLP received biopsies. The histological eva...

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The present study was conducted on ten patients suffering from persistent oral lichen planus (OLP).Patients were treated with diode laser (970nm) for the symptomatic relief of pain and burning sensation. The patients were assessed before, during and after the completion of the laser treatment which was done twice weekly for two successive months with maximum of ten session...

BACKGROUND Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic inflammatory mucosal disease with a multifactorial etiology. It is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease in which the cytotoxic CD8+T cells trigger apoptosis of the basal cells of oral epithelium. Various treatment regimens have been employed for management of symptomatic OLP. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of topical ste...

background and aims. the role of cytokines in the immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus (olp) has received much attention. the aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of tnf-α and tgf-β in patients with olp in an iranian population. materials and methods. thirty-two patients with olp and 32 age-matched healthy volunteers as a control group were included in this study. serum tests ...

The present study was conducted on 25 patients suffering from persistent oral lichen planus (OLP). The cases were selected from the out patient clinic of the National Institute of LaserEnhanced Sciences, Cairo University. OLP was diagnosed clinically and histologically. Patients were advised to stop any medications for treatment of OLP three months before laser treatment. Patients were treated ...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a still poorly understood and relatively common chronic inflammatory disease of oral mucosa. A connection between OLP and certain diseases have been reported in the past, such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis C infection (HCV), thyroid disease, and malignant diseases. There is some controversial about mentioned link with OLP. The study objective was to investigat...

Background: Lichen planus (LP) is a common long term inflammatory disorder that affects skin and mucous membranes. Though mostly asymptomatic in oral mucosa it may cause severe morbidity in erosive cases. The relation between LP and liver diseases especially hepatitis C have been proposed by many authors with varied results. Alteration in liver function tests reflected by increased levels of tr...

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common oral mucosal disease that affects middle age patients. However, there are few reports about the incidence of OLP in different ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of OLP in Thai and Croatian patients. Retrospective data were taken from medical records of 175 patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department of Chulalong...

Objectives To analyze psychological profiles, pain, and oral symptoms in patients with lichen planus (OLP). Materials methods 300 keratotic OLP (K-OLP; reticular, papular, plaque-like subtypes), predominant non-keratotic (nK-OLP; erythematosus atrophic, erosive, ulcerative, bullous controls were recruited 15 universities. The number of sites involved recorded. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Total ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the DNMT3B (C46359T) polymorphism and immunoexpression of DNMT3b and DNMT1 in oral lichen planus (OLP) compared to a control group. METHODS We aimed to investigate the DNMT3B (C46359T) polymorphism and immunoexpression of DNMT3b and DNMT1 in OLP (n = 32), comparing it with oral mucosa (control; n = 24). The DNMT3B (C46359T) polymorphism was analyzed using the RFLP-PCR...