Oral Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous disease that affects the tongue, and oral mucosa. Lichen planus is a disease in which there is an itchy rash on the skin or in the mouth. The disease presents itself in the form of papules,lesions, or rashes.

Causes may include:

Exposure to medications, dyes, and other chemical substances (including gold, antibiotics, arsenic, iodides, chloroquine, quinacrine, quinide, phenothiazines, and diuretics) Disorders such as hepatitis C Oral Lichen planus generally affects middle-aged adults

Symptoms:

• Mouth lesions.
• Tender or painful (mild cases may have no discomfort.
• Located on the sides of the tongue or the inside of the cheek.
• Sometimes located on the gums.
• Area of blue-white spots or "pimples".
• Lines of lesions that form a lacy-looking network.
• Gradual increase in size of the affected area.
• Lesions sometimes form painful ulcers.
• Dry mouth.

Treatment using Laser

Lichen planus has been effectively treated using Diode laser. Diode laser provides a marked clinical improvement without the need for neither local nor systemic treatment. The effectiveness of the diode laser in treating lichen planus in a patients where the lichen lesion was resistant to local corticoidst to is remakable. Diode laser Wound healing Oral surgery is now an area of expertise for Sharda Dental. Our surgeons have good experience in treatment of Lichen planus using diode laser.