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1,106 questions · 1,202 findings · 24 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

No studies found 145 · 12.1%GRADE not reported 760 · 63.2%Very low 201 · 16.7%Low 66 · 5.5%Moderate 29 · 2.4%High 1 · 0.1%

Clobetasol-17-propionate 0.025% lipid-loaded microspheres vs Clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment

Physician Global Assessment (Thongprasom score) · People with erosive oral lichen planus

Clobetasol-17-propionate 0.025% lipid-loaded microspheres showed no clear difference in physician Global Assessment (Thongprasom score) compared with conventional 0.025% clobetasol lipophilic ointment in hydrophilic…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Thalidomide (immunomodulator) vs Placebo or no treatment

Outcome not reported · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical ciclosporin 1.5% gel vs Topical clobetasol propionate 0.025% gel

Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · People with erosive oral lichen planus

Topical ciclosporin 1.5% gel showed no clear difference in pain (>=50% improvement in symptoms) compared with topical clobetasol propionate 0.025% gel; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day) 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

LongoVital (herbal component alone) vs placebo

Number of days of ulcers (monthly average) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

LongoVital (herbal component alone) showed no clear difference in number of days of ulcers (monthly average) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

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

Tetracycline suspension (250 mg, held in mouth 2 minutes then swallowed, four times daily for 5 days) vs placebo

Adjusted maximum ulcer size and adjusted maximum pain · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review

LongoVital (herbal component alone) vs placebo

Number of ulcer-free days and number of new ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Kolseth 2005 (high risk of bias): 40 patients randomised to the herbal component of LongoVital alone or placebo; data presented as medians with 95% CIs, unsuitable for further analysis; no statistically significant…
    1 study · 40 participants
    GRADE not reported

Vitamin B12 (sublingual, 1000 mcg daily for 6 months) vs placebo

Frequency of outbreaks per month · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Vitamin B12 (sublingual, 1000 mcg daily for 6 months) led to lower frequency of outbreaks per month compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Tetracycline suspension (250 mg, held in mouth 2 minutes then swallowed, four times daily for 5 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;…

Tetracycline suspension (250 mg, held in mouth 2 minutes then… showed no clear difference in average number of new lesions per week compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review