Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 50%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Pain (mean score) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment

Dexamethasone ointment showed no clear difference in pain (mean score) compared with amlexanox paste; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.05 [-0.78, 0.88]
1 study · 36 participants
GRADE not reported