Importance Potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity (OPMD) are a heterogeneous
group of lesions associated with a variable risk of malignant transformation (MT) to invasive …

Objectives To evaluate current evidence on the malignant transformation of oral lichen
planus (OLP), oral lichenoid lesions (OLLs), and oral lichenoid reactions (LRs) and to …

Lichen planus (LP) is a T cell-mediated disease affecting the stratified squamous epithelia of
the skin and/or mucus membrane. Histologically, the disease is characterized by a lichenoid …

Objectives For over a century, a heated debate existed over the possibility of malignant
transformation of oral lichen planus (OLP). We performed this meta-analysis to evaluate the …

Objective The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine:(a)
the malignant transformation rate (TR) of oral lichen planus (OLP) and its risk factors;(b) …

Background Determining the potential for malignant transformation of oral lichen planus
(OLP) is complicated by difficulties in diagnosis, differentiation from oral lichenoid lesions …

Oral lichen planus is a noninfectious, chronic inflammatory condition that involves the oral
mucosal stratified squamous epithelium and the underlying lamina propria and may be …

Objectives We present a critical review of the papers published in the international scientific
literature on malignant transformation of oral lichen planus (OLP). Our aim is to report the …

Key Clinical Points Lichen Planus Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous inflammatory disease
of unknown origin that involves mainly the skin and oral mucosa. The major burdens of …

Background The malignant transformation (MT) potential of oral lichen planus (OLP) has
sparked heated debates for almost a century, despite the fact that global figures of OLP …