Reduced levels of serum vitamin B12 in symptomatic cases of oral lichen planus: A cross-sectional study

Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is an immune mediated disease and causes oro-mucosal burning sensation that reduces food intake and hence resulting in nutritional deficiency. The present study was done to evaluate the serum levels of vitamin B12 in patients with symptomatic OLP and establish an association...

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Published in:Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research (Amsterdam) 2020-10, Vol.10 (4), p.578-582
Main Authors: Naik, Shantala R., Gupta, Prashant, Khaitan, Tanya, Shukla, Anjani Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Nutritional deficiency
Oral lichen planus
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Potentially malignant disorder
Symptomatic
Vitamin B12
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Summary:Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is an immune mediated disease and causes oro-mucosal burning sensation that reduces food intake and hence resulting in nutritional deficiency. The present study was done to evaluate the serum levels of vitamin B12 in patients with symptomatic OLP and establish an association between reduced B12 levels and OLP. Serum vitamin B12 was assessed in 60 symptomatic cases of oral lichen planus and 60 healthy age and gender matched controls. Serum vitamin B12 was significantly reduced (p value 
ISSN:2212-4268
2212-4276
DOI:10.1016/j.jobcr.2020.07.010