Low-Dose Excimer 308-nm Laser for the Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus
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Low-dose excimer 308-nm laser for the treatment of oral lichen planus.
BACKGROUND Lichen planus is a difficult-to-treat chronic inflammatory disorder that affects mucous membranes, causing inanition, halitosis, and dyspareunia. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the novel use of low-dose 308-nm excimer laser radiation for the treatment of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP). DESIGN A single-center, before-after trial. SETTING Academic clinical research center. PATIENT...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.4.415