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Pain Management 2018
Internal Medicine 2018
International Journal of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
ISSN: 2471-982X
Page 57
March 26-28, 2018
Vienna, Austria
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he association between oral lichen planus (OLP) and
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) has been reported for several
times but many details remain unclear. One hypothesis considers
that HT antibodies could be the trigger for the autoimmune
mechanism responsible for OLP lesions. Our study has as main
role to analyse if there is any relation between OLP and HT in a
group of Romanian patients. 211 medical records of OLP patients
whoaddressedtotheDepartmentofOralMedicinefromBucharest
“Carol Davila” School of Dental Medicine between 2015 and 2017
were analysed in this study. It has been selected 99 patients who
meet the OLP diagnostic WHO criteria (1978) modified by Meij
and van der Waal in 2003 and they were tested for anti-thyroid
peroxidase antibodies (ATPO). 30% of them were diagnosed with
HT, the level of ATPO antibodies being higher than normal. 62%
of OLP lesions associated with HT were symptomatic, patients
complaining of local pain, burning sensation of oral mucosa and
slight discomfort. The most common clinical form of OLP found
in this study among patients with HT was the associated form
(keratotic and atrophic lesions), followed by keratotic, ulcerative
and atrophic forms OLP. As conclusion, it would seem to exist
a link between OLP and HT that makes oral lesions and their
symptoms more evident and severe.
Biography
Cristian Funieru
completed his PhD from “Carol Davila” University of Bucha-
rest, Romania in 2010. He is Assistant Professor at Preventive Dentistry De-
partment from “Carol Davila” Bucharest School of Dental Medicine and a
specialist in oral surgery. He has published more than 28 papers in medical
and dentistry journals (4 in PubMed).
Thycristi@yahoo.comAssociation of Oral Lichen Planus and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
in a group of Romanian Patients
Cristian Funieru, Carmen Nicolae, Ioanina Părlătescu, Elena Coculescu, Şerban
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Cristian Funieru et al., Int J Anesth Pain Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-982X-C1-003