Journal of University Medical & Dental College (Jun 2019)

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF TRIAMCINOLONE IN ORABASE AS SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT OF ORAL LICHEN PLANUS

  • Durr e Sadaf,
  • Arsalan Wahid,
  • Quratul Ain,
  • Tariq Javed,
  • Saima Chaudhry,
  • Farrukh Imran Mian

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2

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AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of topical triamcinolone for the treatment of symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on eligible Oral Lichen Planus patients. 32 patients of symptomatic OLP were enrolled for the study. They were advised to apply an orabase containing 0.1% triamcinolone on lesions 3 times a day for the period of 4 weeks. Follow up visit and intraoral examination of the lesion was performed after completion of 4 weeks. RESULTS: Study was completed by 32 patients. At follow-up examination, orabase containing 0.1% triamcinolone was found to be efficacious in terms of decreasing pain, improving color of the lesion, reducing lesion size and even decreasing the severity and activity of the OLP. CONCLUSION: Orabase containing 0.1% triamcinoloneis effective in treating symptomatic cases of Oral Lichen Planus.

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