title: Lichenoid tissue reactions of the oral mucosa.
abstract: The lichenoid tissue reaction (LTR) is characterised by epidermal basal cell damage and a variable subepithelial inflammatory infiltrate. There is a range of mucosal lesions exhibiting the LTR, chief of which is Oral Lichen Planus (OLP). The other oral lichenoid lesions resemble OLP clinically and histologically and at times it can be difficult to differentiate between the lesions. The important oral lichenoid lesions are reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: NTUC Denticare, 3 Shenton Way, #03-06, Shenton House, Singapore 068805.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam