comparitive evaluation of anxiety and depression in oral lichen planus patients with healthy controls- A case control study

Objective: To evaluate the association of phychosocial stressors like anxiety and depression with oral lichen planus. Material and Method: Two groups were made A and B. In group A 30 healthy individuals were included and in group B 30 histopathologically proven oral lichen planus patients were included. Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale was used to evaluate anxiety and depression levels in both the groups. Results: Mean anxiety score-Group A -5.2Group B -13.9P value- <0.001(highly significant). Mean depression score Group A–2 Group B -11.9 P value- <0.001(highly significant). Conclusion: This study indicates that, high level of anxiety and depression was found in OLP patients suggest that psychological stressors play an important role in causation of OLP.