Incidence and treatment outcome of oral lichen planus in Southeast Serbia in a 10-year period (1997-2007)

Incidence and treatment outcome of oral lichen planus in southeast Serbia in a 10-year period (1997-2007).

BACKGROUND/AIM Lichen planus is a chronic, immunologic, mucocutaneous disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the most common forms of oral lichen planus (OLP) and its symptoms and to describe treatment responses in patients during 10-year period. METHODS The study was conduced on 163 OLP patients who came in the Department of ...

A New Approach for Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Oral Lichen Planus: A Technical Report

Introduction: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is an autoimmune disease with uncertain etiopathogenecity and no definitive treatment. Considering the recurrent nature of OLP, finding an adjunctive treatment to minimize the risk of chronicity and recurrence of OLP and to decrease the adverse effects of corticosteroids can be promising. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a mixture of hyaluronic a...

Oral lichen planus with severe nail involvement in a 10-year-old boy.

Treatment of oral lichen planus with betamethasone.

Epidemiologic study of oral cancers in Khouzestan province in a 10-year period, 1992-2002

Background: The incidence of oral cancers is different worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the rate of oral cancers in Khouzestan Province. Patients and Methods: The data were collected from the pathologic reports of pathology laboratories all around the province, during the time period of 1992-2002. Results: Among the total received specimens, 305 cases of oral cancers were detected. One hundred...