Question · asked by 1 review

Intralesional betamethasone vs intralesional injections of triamcinolone acetonide: Pain (mean score)

Population
People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Intervention
Intralesional betamethasone
Comparison
intralesional injections of triamcinolone acetonide
Outcome
Pain (mean score)

Intralesional betamethasone showed no clear difference in pain (mean score) compared with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Intralesional betamethasone vs Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide
Pain (mean score) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Intralesional betamethasone showed no clear difference in pain (mean score) compared with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (low certainty).
Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.41 [-1.47, 0.65]1 study · 59 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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