Lichen Planus, Oral (medical condition): An inflammatory condition involving the mucous lining inside the mouth, including the lips, tongue, gums and throat.
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Oral lichen planus:
»Introduction: Oral lichen planus
»Symptoms of Oral lichen planus
Lichen Planus, Oral: Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (Wickham's striae). (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry).
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lichen Planus, Oral:
Lichen Planus, Oral: Another name for Oral lichen planus (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Oral lichen planus
»Symptoms of Oral lichen planus
Some of the symptoms of Lichen Planus, Oral incude:
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