Dear Colleagues,

Oral lichen planus is a relatively common chronic mucocutaneous disease that affects up to 2% of the general population. Despite that, this condition is associated with historical controversies about its pathological behaviors, as oral lichen planus lacks specific diagnostic features.

Thus, some oral lesions with a genuinely high risk of malignancy have been misdiagnosed as oral lichen planus, which to some extent has contributed to highly variable rates of oral lichen planus malignant transformation in the literature.

This in turn impacted the patient’s quality of life by either over- or under-estimating the oral lichen planus risk of malignancy.

This Special Issue aims to provide a deep insight into approaches that improve the management of oral lichen planus patients based on evidence-based findings.

Considering that, this issue invites you to publish your findings according to the following themes:

• Oral lichen planus diagnostic criteria (suggestions, modifications, validations).
• Diagnostic aids for objective oral lichen planus diagnosis.
• Use of artificial intelligence for oral lichen planus diagnosis.
• Oral lichen planus and risk of malignant transformation.
• Biomarkers to predict the potential risk of malignancy.
• Oral lichen planus and quality of life.
• Oral lichen planus management protocols and strategies.

Invited studies on these themes include original research articles, reviews, short communications, case series, and case reports.

Dr. Majdy Idrees
Guest Editor

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• oral lichen planus
• diagnosis
• malignant transformation
• management protocols
• diagnostic aids
• quality of life