Year: 2024 | Month: June | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 35-40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240605
Various Treatment Modalities of Oral Lichen Planus: A Concise Review
Dr. Sahil Kohli
Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
ABSTRACT
Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is an autoimmune, mucocutaneous disorder present in the oral cavity. Besides oral mucosa, skin, scalp and genital mucosa can also get affected. Middle aged females are mostly affected. It is a precancerous lesion and its atrophic and erosive forms are painful. The patient can experience burning sensation and discomfort in such cases. It is chronic inflammatory disorder and it mostly affects adults. Cytotoxic T cells play an important role in its pathogenesis. This disorder is also triggered by viral and bacterial infections. The treatment plan aims in reducing the inflammation and include various treatment modalities such as corticosteroids, retinoids, immunosuppressants, antifungals, calcineurin inhibitors, vitamin A, curcumin and lasers. The corticosteroids, in the form of intralesional injections, topical agents and systemic drugs, are an important part in the management of this disorder. The photodyanamic therapy is also an important treatment option to control this disease.
Keywords: mucocutaneous, disorder, inflammation, treatment, corticosteroids
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