Evaluation of Lycopene in the Treatment of Erosive Oral Lichen Planus

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral lycopene and systemic steroids in the treatment of erosive oral lichen planus and compare between the two therapeutic modalities.

Timeline

Start

2018-10-01

Primary completion

2019-03-03

Completion

2019-03-10

Publications

• Background Thongprasom K, Luangjarmekorn L, Sererat T, Taweesap W. Relative efficacy of fluocinolone acetonide compared with triamcinolone acetonide in treatment of oral lichen planus. J Oral Pathol Med. 1992 Nov;21(10):456-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1992.tb00974.x.
• Background Gobbo M, Rupel K, Zoi V, Perinetti G, Ottaviani G, Di Lenarda R, Bevilacqua L, Woo SB, Biasotto M. Scoring systems for Oral Lichen Planus used by differently experienced raters. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2017 Sep 1;22(5):e562-e571. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21833.

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