Controversies in oral medicine.
This article reviews two conditions commonly seen in oral medical practice. Aphthous ulceration and lichen planus are two very perplexing problems with controversies about etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and, in the case of lichen planus, malignant potential.
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo.
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AJ
Drinnan
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SL
Fischman
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids