[Oral lichen ruber]

As oral lichen ruber is quite frequently encountered in contemporary man, dental physicians should be familiar with the characteristics of the disease. Regardless of various forms of the disease, clinical features of lichen ruber may help in making the diagnosis. Recent research on the pathogenesis of the diseases has pointed to a local immune response. An individual diagnostic and therapeutic approach has been imposed by the complex etiology of the disease. In therapy, antimicrobial agents have resumed their place, along with the use of vitamins.