Question · asked by 1 review

Fluticasone propionate spray vs Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthwash: Pain / clinical response (not analysable)

Population
People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Intervention
Fluticasone propionate spray
Comparison
Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthwash
Outcome
Pain / clinical response (not analysable)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Fluticasone propionate spray vs Betamethasone sodium phosphate mouthrinse
Pain / clinical response (not analysable) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
Hegarty 2002: cross-over data not suitable for quantitative analysis1 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies
2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-02Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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