1Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
4Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
5Associate Professor, Department Of Prosthodontics, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Tajinder Bansal, Professor and Head, Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, R R Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Online published on 1 May, 2021.
The present study was conducted to assess role of vitamin D in management of lichen planus.
69 clinical and histopathological confirmed cases of lichen planus of both genders were divided into 3 groups of 23 each. Group I patients had history of stress alone with mild vitamin D deficiency (vitamin D level ≥ 15 ng/mL), group II patients had history of severe vitamin D deficiency alone (vitamin D level ≤15 ng/mL) and group III had history of stress and severe vitamin D deficiency (vitamin D level ≤ 15 ng/mL).
Group I had 6 males and 17 females, group II had 7 males and 16 females and group III had 10 males and 13 females. Pre-treatment score and post-treatment score in group I was 6.3 and 2.4 respectively, in group II was 7.2 and 3.8 respectively and in group III was 7.1 and 1.2 respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05).
There was significant improvement in scoring systems in patients who were kept on topical steroids, vitamin D supplements, and psychological counseling.
Vitamin D, Lichen planus, Steroids
