A clinical study on oral lichen planus with special emphasis on XXXX .

@entity1 @entity8619 @entity2117
BACKGROUND: @entity8619 ( @entity8619 ) is a unique disorder affecting generally the older age group. Numerous studies have been done on various aspects of @entity8619 such as pathogenesis, rate of malignant transformation, etc. However, very few studies are available with respect to clinical features especially association of @entity2117 and @entity8619 . This study aims at studying the clinical aspects of @entity8619 and study the association between @entity2117 and @entity8619 in a south Indian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 58 @entity1 with @entity8619 who attended the outpatient department of our institution were included in the study and a complete history, followed by thorough intraoral examination was done. All the data were recorded and assessed for statistical analysis using SPSS software. RESULTS: We found that the male to female ratio affected with @entity8619 was 1:1 and the most common form of @entity8619 that was seen was the reticular subtype. Also, buccal mucosa was the most common affected site and more than 60% @entity1 had @entity2117 associated with the site affected by @entity8619 . We found a statistically significant relation between the reticular type of @entity8619 and the older age group (51-70 years) with @entity2117 . CONCLUSION: Although further studies are required to say anything conclusively, post-inflammatory changes occurring the mucosa due to @entity8619 could be a cause for @entity2117 in the sites affected.
