ORAL LICHEN PLANUS AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS IN SANDEMAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL QUETTA

Authors

  • ABDUL SAMAD GICHKI Bolan Medical College, Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan
  • ZIA UL-HAQ Bolan Medical College, Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan
  • KHALIL AHMED Bolan Medical College, Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i1.249

Keywords:

Prevalence, Oral lichen planus, Oral mucosa

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this cross sectional clinical study was to investigate the Oral lichen planus among Dental Patients in Dental Section, Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta.

Material and Methods: This cross sectional clinical study was conducted in the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontalogy Dental Section Bolan Medical College Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta from July 2011 to September 2013. Total of 14950 patients came in this duration for their routine dental check-up, scaling and diagnosis for different lesions were recruited for this study.

Results: Thirty two (0.21%) patients out of 14950 patients diagnosed as Oral lichen planus. Among 32 Oral lichen planus patients 19 (59.4%) were male and 13 (40.6%) were female with mean age ofs 47 years. Majority of patients were non smokers 23 (71.8%) while 9 (28.2%) patients were smokers and 3 (9.4%) patients were betel quid users. Buccal mucosa was the most common site 46.8% followed by tongue 21.8.

Conclusions: Our data shows a low prevalence of Oral lichen planus among Dental patients in Quetta. There’s no confident way to prevent Oral lichen planus, Getting underlying medical state under control may help Oral lichen planus from aggravating and abstaining from alcohol and tobacco can help to reduce the possibility of Oral cancer, which has been associated to Oral lichen planus.

 

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

ABDUL SAMAD GICHKI, ZIA UL-HAQ, & KHALIL AHMED. (2015). ORAL LICHEN PLANUS AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS IN SANDEMAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL QUETTA. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 6(1), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i1.249

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Original Article

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