Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2002
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the socio-demography (age, race and gender) of a group of Malaysian patients who were diagnosed as suffering from oral lichen planus (OLP). The occurrence of malignancy was also investigated. A total of 77 clinical and biopsy records of patients with OLP were studied. Females were affected more than males, with the female to male ratio being 2:1. Middle-aged Indian and Chinese females tend to be affected by OLP when compared with the rest of the population. Only 19 patients returned for further follow-up. One adult Indian female with a six-year history of lichenoid reaction showed the presence of malignancy.
Keywords
adolescent, adult, age distribution, aged, article, cell transformation, China, ethnology, female, human, India, lichen planus, Malaysia, male, middle aged, mouth hygiene, pathology, retrospective, study, sex ratio, squamous cell carcinoma, tongue tumor, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Humans, Lichen Planus, Oral, Oral Hygiene, Retrospective Studies, Tongue Neoplasms
Divisions
OralMaxillofacialSurgery
Publication Title
Journal of Oral Science
Volume
44
Issue
2
Publisher
Nihon University School of Dentistry
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 8 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 12227497 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Yaacob, H.B.email: hashimy@um.edu.my