Ramesh Gupta

Abstract

Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a common chronic immunological inflammatory mucocutaneous disorder that varies in appearance from keratotic (reticular or plaque like) to erythmatous and ulcerative. The erosive form of OLP manifests as a mixture of erythematous and ulcerated areas bounded by finely radiating keratotic striaeTreatment should be directed at achieving specific goals after considering the degree of clinical involvement, Reticular lesions that are asymptomatic generally require no therapy. All treatment should be aimed at eliminating atrophic and ulcerative lesions, alleviating symptoms, and potentially decreasing the risk of malignant transformation. Relief of painful symptoms can be obtained with mid potency topical corticosteroids. Systemic corticosteroids are, usually reserved for cases where topical approaches have failed, where there is recalcitrant, erosive, or erythematous OLP, or for widespread OLP when skin, genitals, esophagus, or scalp are also involved. Keywords: Erosive, Lichen Planus, Gingiva.

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Odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) are developmental odontogenic cysts of epithelial origin with aggressive behavior and a high recurrence rate. OKC can be formed in place of tooth, embrace the unerupted tooth, present in ascending ramous or present between roots of the teeth. OKC generally tends to grow in an anteroposterior direction within the medullary cavity of the bone without causing obvious bone expansion but in this case there was a large extra oral swelling along with extra oral sinus present. Hence OKC can be mistaken for any other cyst and tumour. Keywords: Odontogenic keratocysts, Unilocular.

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