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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Assessment of Herbal Medicament in Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus Lesion.

Ravinder Singh, Cheena Singh, Nidhi Aggarwal, Sushruth Nayak, Prachi Nayak, Veenu Dahiya, K Saidath

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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 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Ravinder SinghDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MMCDSR, Mullana, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India.
Cheena SinghDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Nidhi AggarwalDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Maharshi Markandeswar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Sushruth NayakDepartment of Oral Pathology, Maharshi Markandeswar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Prachi NayakDepartment of Oral Pathology, Maharshi Markandeswar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Veenu DahiyaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MMCDSR, Mullana, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India.
K SaidathDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, NITTE (Deemed to be University) AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Comparative assessment of effectiveness of topical coconut cream, pomegranate, and Tacrolimus 0.1% in treatment of oral lichen planus (OLP) lesion. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with histologically confirmed symptomatic OLP exhibiting gingival manifestation were included in this investigation. Group A received topical coconut cream, Group B received pomegranate, and Group C received topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment. The participants were split into these three groups. For six months, the participants were told to use topical medicines twice a day. For the purpose of monitoring any relapse, the patients were summoned back one, three, and six months after the therapy was stopped. Result: Both the extent of the lesion and the burning sensation/pain were significantly reduced in all groups of participants. Conclusion: The size of the lesion and the burning feeling were significantly reduced when using coconut cream. For the treatment of OLP, tacrolimus, coconut cream, and pomegranates are viable topical pharmaceutical alternatives.

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Coconut creamdesquamative gingivitisoral lichen planustacrolimus

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PMID39926741
PMCPMC11805040

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