Abstract :
Background: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory mucosal disease with unknown etiology. The cause might because of reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage to the tissues.In recent studies, free radicals have been postulated as the possible etiology of inflammatory and autoimmune disease.
Materials and Methods: A total of 60 participants were studied and they were grouped in to cases and controls. Each group had 30 participants, 30 cases and 30 healthy controls. Serum levels of MDA and Vitamin C were estimated. The data collected was analyzed statistically by using descriptive statistics namely mean, standard deviation and any significant difference between the mean values of cases and controls will be tested by using sample Student t-test. A p value
Keyword :
Serum Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels.