title: Treatment of oral lichen planus with the 308-nm UVB excimer laser--early preliminary results in eight patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic disease of uncertain origin. Many patients with OLP are refractory to all available therapies. The 308-nm excimer laser was used as a possible additional method in the treatment of OLP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients with OLP were treated using the 308-nm UVB excimer laser.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical improvement was achieved in six patients. Two patients showed complete remission, of which one patient showed recurrence of the lesions after 4 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preliminary results in our opinion warrant further studies of this treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department for Dermatology, University of Regensburg, 93049 Regensburg, Germany. katja.koellner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Köllner
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wimmershoff
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landthaler
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hohenleutner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000379:methods