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4 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

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Intralesional dexamethasone injections vs placebo injection

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · 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 maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with placebo injections (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intralesional steroid injection plus adjunctive treatment vs steroid injection

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)

Intralesional steroid injection plus adjunctive treatment showed no clear difference in maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with intralesional steroid injection alone (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intralesional steroid injections vs Alternative medicinal treatments

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)

Intralesional steroid injections showed no clear difference in maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with alternative medicinal treatments (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Tongue depressor stretches (physiotherapy) vs Intralesional steroid plus hyaluronidase injections

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)

It is very uncertain whether tongue depressor stretches (physiotherapy) changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with intralesional steroid plus hyaluronidase injections (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review