Cyclosporin A mouthwash in the treatment of oral lichen planus

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-62

  Jungell, Peter ^a   Malmström, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Oral lichen planus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TONGUE DISEASE;

AGED; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; TONGUE DISEASES;

EID: 0030072708     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0901-5027(96)80014-2     Document Type: Article

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