Oral lichen planus: a retrospective study of 690 British patients

• Published in: Oral diseases Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 463 - 468
• Main Authors: Ingafou, M, Leao, JC, Porter, SR, Scully, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chi-Square Distribution; Dentistry; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; lichen planus; Lichen Planus, Oral - complications; Lichen Planus, Oral - epidemiology; Lichen Planus, Oral - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms - etiology; oral; Retrospective Studies; Sex Distribution; Socioeconomic Factors; United Kingdom - epidemiology

Objective:  This is the largest UK patient group with oral lichen planus (OLP) to be studied in terms of the demographic and clinical characteristics. Material and methods:  Data were taken from the medical records of 690 consecutive patients referred to Oral Medicine subsequently found to have clin...