About this trial
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the clinical and histopathological changes in Oral Lichen Planus patients with gingival involvement pre and post subgingival instrumentation.
Objective- Primary objective: To observe and evaluate the clinical signs and symptoms in Oral Lichen Planus with gingival involvement. Secondary objective: To observe and evaluate the Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 4+ and 8+T lymphocytes in Oral Lichen Planus with gingival involvement.
Study group: 30 cases of Oral Lichen Planus with gingival involvement
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Clinically and histopathologically confirmed cases of OLP.
OLP predominantly involving the gingiva.
Consent obtained.
Disqualifiers
Cases which does not fulfil either clinical or histopathological criteria.
Unwilling to participate in the study.
Patients with recorded history of factors that might modify immune response (such as patient on corticosteroids or medically compromised patients or suffering from heart diseases).
Cases undergoing treatment of OLP within past 6 months.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- subgingival instrumentation