ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH ORAL LICHEN-PLANUS

Authors
BURKHART NW BURKER EJ BURKES EJ WOLFE L
Citation
Nw. Burkhart et al., ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH ORAL LICHEN-PLANUS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(5), 1996, pp. 648
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:5<648:ATCOPW>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The authors assessed the medical history, lifestyles and health habits of 146 patients with oral lichen planus as confirmed by biopsy. The r esults support a relationship between stress and the development of or al lichen planus. Fifty-one percent of the subjects reported that they had experienced stressful events at the time of the lichen planus ons et. Practitioners may want to consider the benefits of stress manageme nt and bereavement counseling in managing patients with oral lichen pl anus.