Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) role in oral potentially malignant lesions remains unclear. Aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of HPV infection in a cohort of patients affected by oral lichen planus, to analyze the genotypes involved and to compare the performance of two specimen collection methods: brushing and biopsy.
Prevalence of HPV in patients affected by Oral Lichen Planus: a prospective study using two different chair-side sampling methods
Del Prete, Raffaele;Petruzzi, Massimo
2021-01-01
Abstract
Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) role in oral potentially malignant lesions remains unclear. Aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of HPV infection in a cohort of patients affected by oral lichen planus, to analyze the genotypes involved and to compare the performance of two specimen collection methods: brushing and biopsy.File in questo prodotto:
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