Bioimpedance Detection of Oral Lichen Planus Used as Preneoplastic Model.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bioimpedance is a measure of the electrical properties of biological tissues. In the last two decades bioimpedance has been successfully introduced in clinical diagnosis of cancer. It has been demonstrated that tumoral tissues often show lower bioimpedance values than healthy tissues. The aim of this work is to assess the bioimpedentiometric differences between healthy and Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) affected oral mucosa, taking attention to the erosive form which may represent a potential pre-cancerous condition.

Methods

52 patients affected by OLP were recruited for bioimpedance examination of oral mucosa. Four electrical properties, resistance (R), reactance (Xc), phase angle (θ) and impedance (Z) of the tongue and of the intraoral mucosa, were measured.

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SUBMITTER: Tatullo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4565846 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature