title: Management of a patient with severe erosive lichen planus in need of an immediate complete denture: a clinical report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabanal
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bral
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus