Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease, which frequently affects
the oral mucosa of white females over 40 years old. Its aetiology remains uncertain and the …

Studies of the malignant potential of oral lichen planus (OLP) have been hampered by
inconsistencies in the diagnostic criteria used for OLP, the criteria adopted to identify a true …

Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous disease of unknown etiology which, according to current
knowledge, may represent a cell-mediated immunological response to induced antigenic …

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is an inflammatory lesion that has malignant potential, but few
cases of OLP progress to malignancy. A diagnosis of OLP should be confirmed on the basis …

Lichen planus is an immunopathic disease. Although the ultimate cause may be genetic,
family clusterings have been documented in very few cases. Because of the variations in …

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic mucocutaneous disease of uncertain
etiopathogenesis. Several factors including stress, genetics, systemic diseases, viruses …

Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease affecting 1-2% of the
general population with maximum prevalence of the disease in women above the age of 40 …

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of a relatively large
cohort of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) from eastern China. Study design: A total of …

Oral lichen planus (OLP) occurs in from 2% to 3% of the population and may have a risk of
malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This risk is not necessarily …

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease, the cause of which remains
unknown. In the last few years, significant advances have been made in understanding the …