Time trend in the prevalence of oral lichen planus based on Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database 1996–2013

Background/Purpose: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by a T cell-mediated immune response against epithelial cells. The epidemiological survey of OLP in Taiwanese population was scarce. In this study, we investigated the time trend of prevalence stratif...

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Main Authors: Yi-Tzu Chen, Yu-Hsun Wang, Hui-Chieh Yu, Chuan-Hang Yu, Yu-Chao Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790218304720