"Lichen Planus, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (Wickham's striae). (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry)
| Descriptor ID |
D017676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.397 C17.800.859.475.560.397
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lichen Planus, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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Cuevas-Nunez MC, Gomes CBF, Woo SB, Ramsey MR, Chen XL, Xu S, Xu T, Zhan Q, Murphy GF, Lian CG. Biological significance of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2018 Jan; 125(1):59-73.e2.