Management of a patient with severe erosive lichen planus in need of an immediate complete denture: a clinical report.
This clinical report describes the treatment of a patient in need of an immediate complete denture who presented with severe erosive lichen planus. In conjunction with an immediate complete denture, tacrolimus (0.1%) ointment, an immunosuppressive agent, was applied topically over the lesions. There was a significant reduction in the size of the lesions at the second week of treatment, allowing the patient to tolerate the prosthesis without pain, thereby improving her quality of life.
Rabanal
Alejandro
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Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Bral
Michael
M
Goldstein
Gary
G
D000368:Aged; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus