Oral Lichen Planus: Diagnosis and Management
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Management of Oral Lichen Planus
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by relapses and remissions. There is currently no cure for OLP. Treatment is aimed primarily at reducing the length and severity of symptomatic outbreaks. Topical steroids are the first-choice agent for the treatment of symptomatic, active OLP. Other topical agents that have been used in cases resistant to topical steroids...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2355-4800,1693-9697
DOI: 10.14693/jdi.v22i3.979