SynthesisBMC oral health2020
Efficacy evaluation of photodynamic therapy for oral lichen planus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Aminolevulinic Acid Mediated Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Premalignant Lesions: A Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of platelet concentrates for pain and symptom management in oral lichen planus: an evidence-based systematic review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in Oral Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Oral Carcinogenesis: From Oral Lichen Planus to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancers · 2026Review
- Identification and Mechanism Research of Oxidative Stress-Related Biomarkers in Oral Lichen Planus.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Long-Term Efficacy of 5-ALA Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Lichen Planus Patients.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- [Treatment of oral lichen planus-a review].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- A Comparison of Photodynamic Therapy and Topical Clobetasol in Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus: A Split-Mouth Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Multiple Conventional Therapy in Treating Oral Lichen Planus: A Network Meta-analysis.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Translational Research in Oral Lichen Planus: From Laboratory Discoveries to Clinical Applications.Cureus · 2024Review
- Integrative Approaches for the Diagnosis and Management of Erosive Oral Lichen Planus.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- What can we learn from treatments of oral lichen planus?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Oral Lichen Planus: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
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- Treatment of Reticular Oral Lichen Planus with Photodynamic Therapy: A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Different Treatment Modalities of Oral Lichen Planus-A Narrative Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- Photodynamic Therapy, Photobiomodulation and Acetonide Triamcinolone 0.1% in the Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Pharmaceutics · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of methylene blue photosensitizers compared to that of corticosteroids in the management of oral lichen planus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2022Review
- Fractal Dimension and Texture Analysis of Lesion Autofluorescence in the Evaluation of Oral Lichen Planus Treatment Effectiveness.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new option for oral lichen planus (OLP) management; however, there are different opinions on the efficacy of PDT for OLP. The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the efficacy of PDT in the treatment of OLP and compare PDT with steroid therapy.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the curative effect of PDT. Five electronic databases were searched, PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, and EBSCO up to 1 December, 2019. Random and fixed effects models for pooled estimates calculation were used and the Meta package of R was applied.
resultsPooled estimates revealed that, after PDT, the lesion size decreased by 1.53 cm
conclusionThis systematic review indicates that PDT is an effective treatment modality for the management of OLP. PDT is as effective as topical corticosteroid in the treatment of OLP and could be used for cases resistant to steroids or when steroids are contraindicated.
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