Oral lichen planus among patients suffering from diabetes mellitus and type C hepatitis

Carmen Larisa Nicolae; Roxana Oancea; George Ion; Cristian Funieru

Carmen Larisa Nicolae Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Roxana Oancea Department of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania
George Ion Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Cristian Funieru Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Keywords: oral disorders, oral lichen planus, diabetes, type C hepatitis

Abstract

The main goal of this observational retrospective study is to discover the common clinical features of the oral lichen planus among patients suffering from both, diabetes mellitus and type C hepatitis. Several 551 observation sheets of patients suffering from oral lichen planus were analyzed. We created 4 subgroups of patients with oral lesions of lichen planus: with no diabetes and hepatitis (1), with diabetes or hepatitis only (2 and 3), and with both diseases (4). Information about patients’ data, medical history, smoking status, oral lichen planus clinical forms and symptoms, and how it started were collected. The main finding of our study was that patients who have diabetes had a worse clinical evolution of the oral lesions of lichen planus (p<0.05). The results showed the need for closer supervision when oral lichen planus and general conditions coexist. Screening for diabetes or type C hepatitis in patients with oral lichen planus is also useful.