Treatment of oral lichen planus with methylene blue mediated photodynamic therapy - a clinical study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-101

  Sadaksharam, Jayachandran ^b   Nayaki, K P Thanigai ^a   Panneer Selvam, Niranzena ^b  

^a Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (India)

^b Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Oral lichen planus; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; XENON;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; ORAL LICHEN PLANUS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 84858182859     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2012.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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