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Trial reportOral diseases2025

Efficacy of Combined vs. Monotherapy in Oral Lichen Planus: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Rocio Rodriguez-Galvez, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Camila Peres-Rubio, Pia Lopez-Jornet

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Trial report in Oral diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. 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

4 authors.

Rocio Rodriguez-GalvezFaculty of Medicine and Odontology, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain.
Asta TvarijonaviciuteInterdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis (Interlab-UMU), Veterinary School, Regional Campus of International Excellence Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Camila Peres-RubioInterdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis (Interlab-UMU), Veterinary School, Regional Campus of International Excellence Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Pia Lopez-JornetFaculty of Medicine and Odontology, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3314-8613

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the topical therapeutic efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) (0.2%) plus hyaluronic acid (HA) (0.1%) versus monotherapy in patients with symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP), as well as to investigate the oxidative stress of saliva under the different treatments. MATERIALS AND

methodsSixty OLP patients were included in a randomized, double-blind, singlecenter study with a treatment duration of 28 days and 3-month follow-up period. Participants were randomized into three groups: Group I (TA + HA), Group II (TA), and Group III (HA). Treatment efficacy was assessed by means of Thongprasom scale, Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), and visual analog scale (VAS). In addition, biochemical analyses were performed in order to determine the level of antioxidant biomarkers in saliva, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC).

resultsAll treatments seem to exhibit a significant effect in accordance with Thongprasom scale (p < 0.001), VAS reduction (p < 0.001), and OHIP14 (p < 0.05), which maintains over time. No significant changes in salivary oxidative stress in any of the three groups occurred.

conclusionsThe results exhibited a significant improvement in the treated patients in all three groups. There were no significant changes in salivary stress biomarkers under treatment condition.

Indexed as

Hyaluronic AcidLichen Planus, OralTriamcinolone AcetonideAdultAntioxidantsBiomarkersDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlutathioneHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressSalivaSuperoxide DismutaseAntioxidantsBiomarkersGlutathioneHyaluronic AcidSuperoxide DismutaseTriamcinolone Acetonidecorticosteroidshyaluronic acidoral lichen planusoxidative stresssaliva

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PMID39435599
PMCPMC11976123

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