20.500.12556/RUL-185410 Prevalence of oral lichen planus in patients referred to the department of oral diseases and periodontology in Ljubljana, Slovenia Purpose: To assess the prevalence of oral lichen planus and its associated factors among the patients referred to the Department of Oral Diseases and Periodontology in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the period 2022-2023. Materials and Methods: Out of 1288 patients, 111 patients (8.6%) were diagnosed with oral lichen planus either clinically or by histopathology and/or with direct immunofluorescence assay and included in the study. Results: 79.3% were women and the average age was 63.05 ± 11.94 years. The buccal mucosa was affected most frequently (44.1%) and reticular lesions were the most prevalent (54.1%). Associated skin lesions were found in 5.4% of patients, and 13.5% of the patients also had periodontal disease. 63.1% of the patients reported having at least one systemic disease, 64.0% of the patients reported taking one or more medications. Most of the patients (87.0%) were non-smokers. 60.0% of the patients reported being symptomatic. In 36.0%, the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, and in 29.7% of the cases the diagnosis was confirmed by direct immunofluorescence assay. Conclusion: The results of this study reveal that the prevalence of oral lichen planus in patients referred to the Department of Oral diseases and Periodontology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is high. oral lichen planus prevalence Slovenia true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2026-08-04 08:34:40 2026-08-04 08:34:44 2026-08-07 13:28:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 327-335 Vol. 24 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616.31 1757-9996 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2665 277939971 RAZ_Skaleric_Eva_2026.pdf RAZ_Skaleric_Eva_2026.pdf 1 59E52A20403E0F43059C1718407147B6 a281cdb1c61d543e3f5d0bce6c41220cd8828e0d536825dfe3d1a988e1cac26d 8a4e4ea6-8fce-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=243890 https://www.quintessence-publishing.com/anz/en/article/7002241/oral-health-and-preventive-dentistry/2026/volume-24/prevalence-of-oral-lichen-planus-in-patients-referred-to-the-department-of-oral-diseases-and-periodontology-in-ljubljana-slovenia 1 493abe90-8fce-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=243889 Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0