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Topical triamcinolone acetonide vs Photodynamic therapy: Clinical score

Population
People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Intervention
Topical triamcinolone acetonide
Comparison
Photodynamic therapy
Outcome
Clinical score

Topical triamcinolone acetonide may leads to higher clinical score compared with photodynamic therapy (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Topical triamcinolone acetonide vs Photodynamic therapy
Clinical score · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Topical triamcinolone acetonide may leads to higher clinical score compared with photodynamic therapy (low certainty).
Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 1.52 [0.17, 2.87]1 study · 20 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies
2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-02Not listedNot assessed
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