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Pentoxifylline vs multivitamin and mineral supplement: Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance)
- Population
- People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
- Intervention
- Pentoxifylline
- Comparison
- multivitamin and mineral supplement
- Outcome
- Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Pentoxifylline vs Multivitamin Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) Interventions for managing oral submucous fibrosis (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes | Rajendran 2006 (pentoxifylline 14 vs multivitamins 15): reported increased interincisal distance in the pentoxifylline group but no baseline data, so change could not be determined; excluded from meta-analysis. | 1 study · 29 participants | 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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