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Lycopene plus intralesional betamethasone vs placebo: Severity of oral/mucosal burning pain/sensation
- Population
- Individuals in any age group with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis with trismus or restricted jaw movement
- Intervention
- Lycopene plus intralesional betamethasone
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Severity of oral/mucosal burning pain/sensation
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lycopene plus intralesional steroid (betamethasone) vs Placebo Severity of oral/mucosal burning pain/sensation · Individuals in any age group with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous… Interventions for managing oral submucous fibrosis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD007156.PUB2, superseded | Kumar 2007: burning sensation reported but not based on a validated scale; data affected by attrition; not usable. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for managing oral submucous fibrosis 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-09 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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