1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai-77
2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai-77
A 64 year old female patient reported with a chief complaint of burning sensation of the mouth for the past 6 months following which patient was subjected to incisional biopsy from the right buccal mucosa region in relation to 45.46 region and was diagnosed to be having Erosive Lichen Planus. Treatment was initiated and patient had significant improvement of symptoms after 1 week of follow up. Here we report the case and review current modalities in the management of erosive oral lichen planus (OLP).
Burning sensation, erosive oral lichen planus, gingival, desquamation
