Open AccessMedical Management of Oral Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Swetha Singh Suresh,
Chokshi Krunal,
Sachin Desai,
Rahul Malu,
Achala Chokshi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16715.7225
Subject(s) - oral lichen planus , medicine , placebo , clinical trial , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , medline , systematic review , etiology , relative risk , cochrane library , psychological intervention , data extraction , confidence interval , dermatology , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law
Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory, T-cell-mediated autoimmune oral mucosal disease with unclear aetiology. The clinical management of OLP poses considerable difficulties to the oral physician.