Oral lichenoid reaction is a clinical entity characterized by microscopic features of hypersensitivity due to foreign body or contact reaction. It is usually presented in the cheek mucosa after chronic contact irritation from various materials used in dentistry. Amalgam restoration of tooth cavities has been used for many decades. This filling material is occasionally suspected for chronic epid...

Tattoo is a form of art and identity and is a permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars. Word “tattoo” originated from polynesian „tatau‟ meaning „to mark‟. 1 Practice is known to be prevalent since 2000 BC. Estimates of prevalence of tattoos in current population ranges from 8.5% to 24% and 2% of them have adverse...

Introduction Dental materials are o en suspected to be the causative agent in contact allergic reactions [1, 2, 3, 4]. However, typical morphological correlates are not always found in the oral mucosa. Allergic contact stomatitis generally presents clinically as in ltrated erythema with or without erosions. Having said that, contact allergies occasionally present as lichenoid lesions in the ora...

Herbal medicine products are widely used as a popular therapeutic option worldwide. However, it is unfounded to assume that they entirely free from side effects. In this particular case report, we discussing 40-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with herbal drug-induced hepatitis and oral mucositis, along lichenoid reactions secondary drug reaction. The advised take steroids moisturizing c...

Tattoos have been practiced for thousands of years and remains a common practice in various cultures and countries. Tattooing has gained popularity in Western society where about 10% of the population has at least one decorative tattoo. Lately the same phenomenon can be also observed in Romania. Metal salts or organic compounds are the pigments used in tattooing to achieve a different color. Th...

Concerns over allergic reactions to dental restorative and orthodontic materials have increased in the past few years. The incidence appears to be quite low, but increases with increased quantity and duration of exposure to a causative antigen. In most instances intraoral allergies result in a type IV, delayed contact response that may manifest in various ways including lichenoid reactions, bur...

The prevalence of clinically observed oral lichenoid reaction in 186 Malay army personnel using Fansidar for 9 weeks was found to be 4.8%. The prevalence was found to be 0.5% in 186 army personnel who had stopped using Fansidar for 2 months and 0% in 143 army personnel (control group) who had not used Fansidar for at least 4 months. The lesion showed a higher prevalence for the gingiva. There w...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to perform a clinical assessment of the association between oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) and amalgam restorations and to determine the salivary concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 before and after replacement of the amalgam restorations. METHODS The study included 20 patients with OLR and 20 healthy volunteers, who were examined between 2001 ...

A lichenoid drug eruption is a rare side effect which can occur following the administration of several different medications. Here we describe a unique case of fenofibrate as the causative agent of a lichenoid drug eruption. This case highlights a rare and clinically significant dermatologic side effect of fenofibrate. In addition, we report a potential familial association which underscores t...