Open AccessAnalysis of the changes in the basal cell region of oral lichen planus: An ultrastructural study
Author(s) -
Mayura Paul,
Devi Charan Shetty
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.110690
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , oral lichen planus , pathology , basal (medicine) , etiology , biology , paraformaldehyde , medicine , insulin , endocrinology
Oral lichen planus (OLP) affects 0.5-1% of the total world's population. The histological features of oral lichen planus were first described by Dubreuill in 1906. Despite the advent of various techniques, the etiology of lichen planus remains obscure, although many theories for the etiology have been proposed.