Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 50%Very low 2 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Adverse events (split-mouth) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment

Topical triamcinolone acetonide led to lower adverse events (split-mouth) compared with cryotherapy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 0.01 [0.00, 0.16]
1 study · 30 participants
GRADE not reported

Adverse events · Adults receiving chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oropharyngeal cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
Adverse events: grade 2+ treatment-related events similar (31/34 radiotherapy vs 33/34 surgery; RR 0.94, 0.83 to 1.06); more hearing loss/neutropenia/constipation/tinnitus with radiotherapy, more oral bleeding/trismus…
1 study · 68 participants
Very low

Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
Adverse events: severe acute effects in both groups (subcutaneous fibrosis, telangiectasia, moderate-to-severe oedema, xerostomia, trismus, dysphagia); subcutaneous fibrosis more prevalent with surgery + radiotherapy…
1 study · 35 participants
Very low