Comparison of Clinical Efficiency of Photodynamic Therapy and Topical Corticosteroid in Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus

Launched by WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY · Jul 14, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

Oral lichen planus is most often characterized by lesions resembling a painless white mesh, which is usually located on the inside of the cheeks and the sides of the tongue. Lumps, erosions or erythematous changes are less often noticeable.

Symptoms in oral lichen planus are often:

reddening, dry mouth baking, swelling and minor bleeding.

Sometimes the gum mucosa exfoliates. When erosions occur, patients complain of pain and problems with drinking and swallowing food. Oral lesions necessarily require treatment.

Since lichen planus comes in many forms, some of them require histopathologi...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • having a histological diagnosis of OLP
• • non smoker
• • without diabetes melitus
• • without hepatitis
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • diabetes melitus
• • hepatitis
• • occurrence dysplasia in the histopathological specimen;
• • use of lichenoid reaction inducing medications and presence of amalgam fillings nearby the lesions;
• • interventions for OLP in the previous 12 weeks;
• • pregnant or breastfeeding women;
• • proved or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the chemicals used in the treatment