Search for: [Abstract = "Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes. Pathological changes covering oral mucosa are called OLP – Oral Lichen Planus. A course of this disease is quite difficult to predict as it proceeds with the periods of both exacerbations and complete or partial remissions. An etiology of this disease has not been discovered yet, however in the oral cavities of people suffering from OLP a number of cytokines were found.The research aimed to examine whether there is any connection between the existence of pathological changes typical for LP in peoples’ mouth and between chosen parameters of IL\-6 cytokine, neopterin and CRP protein \(which are visible in a blood serum and saliva\) and morphological parameters of blood. It was also analysed if a concentration of studied factors has any influence on the degree of dysfunction of oral mucosa and whether there is any kind of correlation between the degree of factors’ concentration and the morphological form of disease.The examination of patients who were clinically diagnosed with LP or OLP included the medical history and clinical study of their oral cavities \(according to the prepared questionnaire\). The clinical study of patients oral cavities covered a qualitative assessment of mouth condition, specifying the Approximal Plaque Index, the condition of teeth\: dental diagram, the intensity of too"]

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