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Dexamethasone ointment vs Amlexanox paste: Pain resolution
- Population
- People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
- Intervention
- Dexamethasone ointment
- Comparison
- Amlexanox paste
- Outcome
- Pain resolution
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone ointment changes pain resolution compared with amlexanox paste (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dexamethasone ointment vs Amlexanox paste Pain resolution · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone ointment changes pain resolution compared with amlexanox paste (very low certainty). Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.75 [0.34, 1.66] | 1 study · 36 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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