Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

82 questions · 90 findings · 10 reviews

No studies found 15 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 4 · 4.4%Very low 14 · 15.6%Low 39 · 43.3%Moderate 16 · 17.8%High 2 · 2.2%

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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
3-8 weeks
Summary of findings 2: 'No data for this outcome' (triamcinolone vs tacrolimus, pain resolution)
0 studies
No studies found

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

It is very uncertain whether topical clobetasol propionate changes pain resolution compared with topical tacrolimus (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
3-8 weeks
RR 0.45 [0.24, 0.88]
2 studies · 100 participants
Very low