Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor in Oral Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review |
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| Authors: | Paria Motahari Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar Arefeh Rasi |
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| Institution: | 1.Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;2.Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;Dentist, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundOral lichen planus (OLP) is known to be a chronic inflammatory disease associated with various other systemic disorders. Studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency can be involved in the pathogenesis of lichen planus. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor in OLPMethodsIn this review study, all English and Persian articles were searched by relevant keywords from the Google scholar, PubMed, science direct, Cochrane, Scopus and Sid databases until January 2020.ResultsFrom the 16 articles obtained after reviewing the abstracts, finally 14 appropriate articles were included in this study.ConclusionAccording to the results of the studies, vitamin D deficiency may be associated with an increased risk of OLP lesions. |
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| Keywords: | Oral lichen planus Vitamin D Vitamin D receptor |
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