The correlation between human papillomavirus and oral lichen planus: A systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with cell-induced immunopathological responses and is considered a potential malignancy disorder in the oral cavity. Due to the high prevalence of OLP as well as the potential for malignancy, human papillomaviruses (HPVs) may play an important role in it. Although previous studies have explored the possible relationship between HPV and OLP, the findings have been conflicting and nonconclusive. This study aims to review the studies that investigated HPV-16 and HPV-18 in OLP.

Methods and materials

The research protocol followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA2020) checklist. The online databases Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, and Cochrane were searched using the follo

SUBMITTER: Agha-Hosseini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature