Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and clinical features of oral lichen planus patients and healthy control subjects in the two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis/proteomics portion of the study

	OLP (n = 5)	Healthy control (n = 5)	p
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	56.8 ± 4.09	47.8 ± 3.9	0.007
Range	52–61	44–53
Gender
F/M	4/1	4/1
Clinical appearance
R & E	3 (60%)
R & E (with erosion)	1 (20%)
R & E & U	1 (20%)
Site
Buccal mucosa	1 (20%)
Gingiva	2 (40%)
Buccal mucosa and gingiva	2 (40%)

SD Standard Deviation, R Reticular/hyperkeratotic lesions, E Erosive lesions, U Ulcerative lesions, OLP oral lichen planus