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Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) vs placebo

Mean VAS pain per day · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) showed no clear difference in mean VAS pain per day compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
MD -5.00 [-11.93, 1.93]
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) vs placebo

Total number of new ulcers over 90 days · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) led to lower total number of new ulcers over 90 days compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
MD -16.40 [-30.44, -2.36]
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) vs placebo

Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
No differences in adverse events were reported.
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) vs placebo

Number of ulcers at end of 90-day treatment · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) showed no clear difference in number of ulcers at end of 90-day treatment compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
MD -0.5 [-1.10, 0.10]
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) vs placebo

Average number of new lesions per week · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) led to lower number of new lesions per day compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
MD -0.19 [-0.35, -0.03]
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported