Question · asked by 1 review

Fluticasone propionate spray vs Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthwash: Reduction in target/mean lesion size

Population
People with erosive oral lichen planus
Intervention
Fluticasone propionate spray
Comparison
Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthwash
Outcome
Reduction in target/mean lesion size

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Fluticasone propionate spray vs Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthwash
Reduction in target/mean lesion size · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
No statistical testing of the mean surface area of lesions was reported in Hegarty 2002 (fluticasone mean score 547.2 mm2 versus betamethasone mean score 671.9 mm2).1 study · 22 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2009-09Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.