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One of these therapies is photobiomodulation (PBM), which, although new, has a high level of acceptance in dentistry based on evidence. However, there are inconsistent results in its application against lichen planus. The aim of this review was to evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation and its effectiveness as a therapeutic alternative for atrophic\u2013erosive lesions. Material and methods. The databases PubMed, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library were searched to identify studies investigating the photobiomodulation treatment in atrophic\u2013erosive lesions of oral lichen planus. A total of 294 articles were identified, published between 2017 and 2022, and then evaluated; 7 articles that met all the inclusion criteria were included in this study. Results. The type of laser light source used in PBM was the diode laser (four cases), the Nd\u2013YAG laser at the same wavelength of 1064 nm (two cases) and the He\u2013Ne laser (one case). The minimum and maximum wavelengths used were 630 nm and 1064 nm, respectively. Most studies used lesions treated with topical corticosteroids as a control group. The follow-up times of the studies were highly variable. Conclusions. Photobiomodulation is a treatment that competently combats oral lichen planus lesions by improving signs and symptoms, with no known adverse reactions so far, which makes it more beneficial compared to more conventional therapies, such as corticosteroids, for which side effects have been found.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj10120221","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,28]],"date-time":"2022-11-28T04:01:33Z","timestamp":1669608093000},"page":"221","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Effect of Photobiomodulation on Atrophic\u2013Erosive Clinical Forms of Oral Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Juan Antonio","family":"Ruiz Roca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3314-8613","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"P\u00eda","family":"L\u00f3pez Jornet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6795-1028","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Jos\u00e9","family":"G\u00f3mez Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paula","family":"Marcos Aroca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1862","DOI":"10.1111\/odi.13704","article-title":"Oral potentially malignant disorders: A consensus report from an international seminar on nomenclature and classification, convened by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer","volume":"27","author":"Warnakulasuriya","year":"2021","journal-title":"Oral Dis."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"374","DOI":"10.1097\/PAI.0000000000000876","article-title":"Immunoexpression of apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest markers in oral lichen planus","volume":"29","year":"2021","journal-title":"Appl. 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