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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Efficacy of Aloe Vera, Amlexanox (5%), and Triamcinolone Acetonide (0.1%) in the Management of Oral Lichen Planus.

Manpreet Kaur, Prerna Gulati, Sugandha Verma, Parul Khare, Ruchi Garg, Jahnobi Dutta, Kumuda Rao

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Treatments in oral lichen planus: a review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Manpreet KaurAssociate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research (Deemed to be University) Mullana, Haryana, India.
Prerna GulatiProfessor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab, India.
Sugandha VermaSenior Resident, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dental College, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India.
Parul KhareAssistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Oral Microbiology, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Ruchi GargAssociate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula, Haryana, India.
Jahnobi DuttaReader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Kumuda RaoNitte (Deemed to be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Government Dental College and Hospital · INGuru Nanak Dev University · INMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · INNitte University · INRajendra Institute of Medical Sciences · INSharda University · INSwami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This research assessed the efficiencies of aloe vera, 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide, and 5% amlexanox in the management of OLP. Materials and Methods: A total of 120 participants diagnosed with oral lichen planus (OLP) were equally divided into three groups and treated with: aloe vera, (Group A), 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide (Group B), and 5% amlexanox (Group C) topical medicaments. The patients were evaluated for pain, using the visual analogue scale (VAS). They were also evaluated for ulcerative lesion type and erosive area on days 1, 7, and 15 of the study. Results: There was a statistically considerable decrease in the VAS pain scale score, reduction in the erosive area on buccal mucosa, and healing of ulcer from day 1 Conclusion: All drugs used in this study; aloe vera, triamcinolone acetonide, and amlexanox were effective in treating OLP patients.

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Aloe veraerosivemucosaoral lichen planusvisual analogue scale

Identifiers

PMID38595509
PMCPMC11000937
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