Umm Al-Qura University Faculty of Dentistry Dr. Reham Al-Haratani

Extra-oral Examination:

INTRA-ORAL EXAMINATION

d. Radiographic Findings

Description of lesion

So…regarding the buccal mucosa (lesion): -Location: Irregularly distributed, bilaterally. -Texture: Smooth.. Does not disappear upon rubbing nor stretching. -Color & Shape: Brown pigmentations + white striations (characteristic Wickham’s striae).

-Size: Brown pigm. All over. White striations extend from retromolar area up to the commissures. - Lingual gingiva of lower anterior teeth. -Painless - No discomfort upon eating nor swallowing.

Last follow-up was on Sunday 8 - 4 - 2007 Showing stability without any progression Follow Up

Treatment Plan… Further follow up every 6 months - 1 year

Background: Autoimmune chronic mucocutaneuos condition. Age: middle-aged persons Gender: female predilection Etiology: T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease. Clinically: Types Reticular ASYMPTOMATIC Erosive (ulcerations) Atrophic (erythema) Bullous (blisters) SYMPTOMATIC – Pre-malignant About Lichen Planus

OLP associated with patchy brown melanin deposits 28 % have coincident skin lesions..polygonal papules with white lines on surface

HISTOLOGY: 1. Hyperkeratosis. 2. Acanthosis. 3. Saw-tooth Rete Ridges (shortened). 4. Basal cell degeneration (liquefaction). 5. Band-like lymphocitic infiltration.

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