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 |