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Efficacy of colchicine in oral submucous fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ajay Kumar, Sonam Sah, Neha Sah, Aruna Das, Monika Singh, Praveen Kumar Singh, Sneha Gupta, Peeyush Shivhare, Prabhakar Kumar, Amit Kumar Bansa

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Ajay KumarDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sonam SahDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Kunraghat-273008, India.
Neha SahDepartment of Dentistry, MaaVindhyavasini Autonomous State Medical College, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Aruna DasDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Dental College Azamgarh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Monika SinghDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Kunraghat-273008, India.
Praveen Kumar SinghDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Kunraghat-273008, India.
Sneha GuptaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Peeyush ShivhareDepartment of Dentistry, Baba Kinaram Autonomous State Medical College, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prabhakar KumarDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Dental College Azamgarh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Amit Kumar BansaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanakdev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab, India.

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Abstract

One of the potentially malignant disorders of the oral mucosa in Asian nations is known as oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). The drug, surgical and combination therapies are some of the several OSMF treatment options. The importance of colchicine in the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis is still unclear. Therefore, it is of interest to review the efficacy of colchicine in oral submucous fibrosis in terms of improving symptoms such as burning sensation and mouth opening. Known data shows colchicine is in alleviating these symptoms in OSMF patients.

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Colchicineoral sub-mucous fibrosispotentially malignant disorder

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