Prevalence of HPV in patients affected by oral Lichen planus: A prospective study using two different chair-side sampling methods.
Fedora Della VellaLauritano DorinaGiuseppe PannoneRaffaele Del PreteDario Di StasioMaria ContaldoMassimo PetruzziPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2021)
The biopsy appears more reliable than cytobrush to detect HPV in course of oral lichen planus. No statistical correlation emerged with the analyzed variables. The most frequently detected genotypes were HPV 6 and 11, while only two cases presented with HPV 16 and 53, known as human oncogenic.