Prevalence of oral lichen planus in patients referred to the department of oral diseases and periodontology in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Skalerič, Eva (avtor), Lipar, Luka (avtor), Mlinar, Anea (avtor), Hropot Pleško, Nina (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: oral lichen planus, prevalence, Slovenia
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: MF - Medicinska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 327-335
• Številčenje: Vol. 24
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-185410
• UDK: 616.31
• ISSN pri članku: 1757-9996
• DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2665
• COBISS.SI-ID: 277939971
• Datum objave v RUL: 04.08.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Oral health & preventive dentistry
• Skrajšan naslov: Oral health prev. dent.
• Založnik: Quintessence
• ISSN: 1757-9996
• COBISS.SI-ID: 3468820

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P3-0293
• Naslov: Parodontalna medicina