Neuroticism and Psychological Stress in Patients Suffering Oral Lichen Planus: Research Evidence of Psycho-Stomatology?

• Published in: Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 1738
• Main Authors: Gaitán-Cepeda, Luis Alberto, Rivera-Reza, Diana Ivette, Villanueva-Vilchis, María Del Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Anxiety; Cancer therapies; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Emotions; Evaluation; Inflammation; Lichen planus; Neuroticism; Oral diseases; oral health-related quality of life; oral lichen planus; Personality; Personality traits; psycho-stomatology; Psychological aspects; psychological stress; psychosocial factors; Quality of life; Skin diseases; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Tongue; Ulcers; Mexico; psychosocial factors; oral lichen planus; psychological stress; neuroticism; oral health-related quality of life; psycho-stomatology

Psychosocial factors influence the development, exacerbation, or aggravation of some oral diseases. However, the possible relationship between personality traits, affective disorders, and psychological stress in oral diseases, and their impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), has not...