International Journal of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Association of Oral Lichen Planus and Hashimoto′s Thyroiditis in a group of Romanian Patients

Joint Event on 7^th Edition of International Conference on Internal Medicine and Patient Care & 6^th Edition of International Conference on Pain Management
March 26-28, 2018 Vienna, Austria

Cristian Funieru, Carmen Nicolae, Ioanina Parlatescu, Elena Coculescu, Serban

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Int J Anesth Pain Med

DOI: 10.21767/2471-982X-C1-003

Abstract

The association between oral lichen planus (OLP) and Hashimotoâ�?�?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 who addressed to the Department of Oral Medicine from Bucharest â�?�?Carol Davilaâ�? 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 Bucharest, Romania in 2010. He is Assistant Professor at Preventive Dentistry Department 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).

Email:Thycristi@yahoo.com