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Onatolu Odukoya, BDS, MMSc; George Gallagher, DMD, DMSc; Gerald Shklar, DDS, MS

Arch Dermatol. 1985;121(9):1132-1136.

Abstract
• One hundred cases of oral lichen planus were reviewed together with 100 nonspecific oral mucosal inflammatory lesions as a control group. The presence of dysplasia was noted, using well-established histologic criteria. Mild dysplasia was found in 57% of cases, moderate dysplasia in 9%, and severe dysplasia in 2% of cases. In the control group, mild dysplasia was observed in 32% of cases, moderate in 10%, and severe dysplasia was not present. It is suggested that, while mild or moderate dysplasia may not indicate precancerous potential, severe dysplasia in lichen planus may signify the development of a precancerous lesion.

(Arch Dermatol 1985;121:1132-1136)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 25, 1985.

Reprint requests to Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (Dr Shklar).

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