Salivary Melatonin Change in Oral Lichen Planus Patients: A Pilot Study
Decreased salivary flow and melatonin levels in OLP patients imply that salivary melatonin cytoprotective action in chronic inflammation-generated oxidative stress is interrupted. Hence, such alteration can affect the oral mucosa of OLP patients and contribute to various clinical and oral symptoms.
Authors
- Sridhar Reddy Padala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-8028)
- Bina Kashyap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9192-8645)
- Smita Shrishail Birajdar
- Gaganjot Kaur
- Rajiv S Desai
Institutions
- MNR Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Satguru Partap Singh Hospital (IN)
- Agartala Government Medical College (IN)
- Ragas Dental College & Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95039
- Primary Topic
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00