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ArticleBioinformation2026

Comparative clinical efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy and topical corticosteroids for oral lichen planus.

Rasakatla Hemanth, Madarapu Tejasvi, Eragattapu Sulochana, Pokkula Samskruthi, Javeria Sana, Raja Joanna, Pratik Surana

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Article in Bioinformation, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rasakatla HemanthDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Madarapu TejasviDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Eragattapu SulochanaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Pokkula SamskruthiDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Javeria SanaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Raja JoannaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Pratik SuranaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disorder impacting quality of life; this randomized, single-blind trial compared photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) versus topical corticosteroids (TCS) for symptomatic OLP. Sixty patients received PBMT (660 nm, 4 J/cm

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lesion severityOral Lichen Planus (OLP)pain reductionphotobiomodulation therapy (PBMT)randomized controlled trialsafety profiletopical corticosteroids (TCS)

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PMID42145411
PMCPMC13177111

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