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. 2023 Aug 4;23:540. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03263-w

Table 6.

Values of the thicknesses of the epithelial and connective layer of the different lesions related to singular pathologies and comparing with healthy tissues

Site Healthy Tissues Clinical Lesion Pathology Keratin Layer (KL) Epithelial Layer (EP) Basal Membrane (BM) Lamina Propria (LP)
Dorsum Tongue

EP: 0.24 ± 0.05 mm

LP: 0.46 ± 0.05 mm

White Lesion GVHD Not Assessable Increased 0.28 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Increased 0.67 ± 0.05 mm
Ventral Tongue

EP: 0.14 ± 0.05 mm

LP: 0.69 ± 0.05 mm

White lesions PVL Not Assessable Increased 0.22 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Increased 0.73 ± 0.05 mm
Ulcer OLP Not Assessable Not Assessable Not Assessable Increased 0.71 ± 0.05 mm
Border Tongue

EP: 0.16 ± 0.05 mm

LP: 0.55 ± 0.05 mm

White Lesion OLP Assessable 0.05 ± 0.05 mm Increased 0.32 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Decreased 0.48 ± 0.05 mm
White Lesion LK Not Assessable Increased 0.28 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Increased 0.59 ± 0.05 mm
Ulcer OLP Not Assessable Not Assessable Not Assessable Increased 0.95 ± 0.05 mm
Buccal Mucosa

EP: 0.2 ± 0.05 mm

LP: 0.61 ± 0.05 mm

White Lesion OLP Assessable 0.1 ± 0.05 mm Increased 0.34 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Decreased 0.52 ± 0.05 mm
White Lesion LK Assessable 0.15 ± 0.05 mm Increased 0.5 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Decreased 0,56 ± 0.05 mm
Ulcer OLP Not Assessable Not Assessable Not Assessable Increased 0.71 ± 0.05 mm
Gingiva

KL:0.06 ± 0.05 mm

EP: 0.27 ± 0.05 mm

LP: 0.51 ± 0.05 mm

White Lesions PVL Increased 0.17 ± 0.05 mm Decreased 0.16 ± 0.05 mm Assessable Increased 0.62 ± 0.05 mm
White-Red Lesion K-MICRO Increased 0.14 ± 0.05 mm Increased 0.3 ± 0.05 Not Assessable Decreased 0.44 ± 0.05 mm