Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with spirulina (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether vasodilators (isoxsuprine, xanthinol nicotinate) changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo or no active treatment (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
MD -51.02 [-72.85, -29.20]
2 studies · 85 participants
Very low
MD -38.79 [-52.06, -25.53]
2 studies · 85 participants
Very low
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether topical curcumin gel changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with topical aloe vera gel (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) probably leads to lower burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo or no active treatment (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
MD -70.82 [-94.39, -47.25]
2 studies · 500 participants
Moderate
MD -30.92 [-31.57, -30.27]
1 study · 400 participants
Moderate
MD -27.60 [-36.21, -18.99]
1 study · 90 participants
Moderate
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
Sudarshan 2012 reported a reduction in burning sensation but no baseline data, so change could not be determined.
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether levamisole changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with antioxidant (Antoxid) (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
Vadepally 2019 measured burning sensation on a VAS but did not fully report results, stating there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.617).
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional triamcinolone changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with intralesional triamcinolone plus salvianolic acid B (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
MD -1.00 [-10.37, 8.37]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low
MD -16.30 [-28.15, -4.45]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional steroid injections changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with alternative medicinal treatments (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional dexamethasone injections changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo injections (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
MD -52.00 [-62.04, -41.96]
1 study · 25 participants
Very low
MD -46.00 [-53.44, -38.56]
1 study · 25 participants
Very low
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo or no active treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review