Psychological profiles in patients with symptomatic reticular forms of oral lichen planus: A prospective cohort study

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze intra, extra-oral symptoms and psychological profiles in symptomatic patients with reticular (R) forms of oral lichen planus (OLP). Materials and Methods: Thirty symptomatic R-OLP (sR-OLP) patients were compared with an equal number of non-symptomatic R-OLP (nsR-OLP) patients, burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients, and healthy subjects (HS). The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), the Total Pain Rating Index (T-PRI), and the Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression (HAM-D) and Anxiety (HAM-A) were administered. Descriptive statistics, the non-parametric ANOVA procedure by Kruskal-Wallis, the exact Fisher test, and the multiple comparison test by the Mann-Whitney U test were perfo..