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  • Efficacy of steroidal vs non-steroidal agents in oral lichen planus: a randomised, open-label study

  • A R Singh, A Rai, M Aftab, S Jain, M Singh
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 131 / Issue 1 / January 2017
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    05 December 2016, pp. 69-76
    Print publication:
    January 2017
  • Objective:

    This study compared the therapeutic efficacy of steroidal and non-steroidal agents for treating oral lichen planus.

    Methods:

    Forty patients with clinical and/or histologically proven oral lichen planus were randomly placed into four groups and treated with topical triamcinolone, oral dapsone, topical tacrolimus or topical retinoid for three months. Pre- and post-treatment symptoms and signs were scored for each patient.

    Results:

    Patients in all treatment groups showed significant clinical improvement after three months (p < 0.05), with steroidal and non-steroidal agents having equal efficacy. Furthermore, of the non-steroidal drugs, oral dapsone had greater efficacy than topical retinoid (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences in outcome were recorded for oral dapsone vs topical tacrolimus (p > 0.05) and for topical retinoid vs topical tacrolimus (p > 0.05).

    Conclusion:

    Non-steroidal drugs such as dapsone, tacrolimus and retinoid are as efficacious as steroidal drugs for treating oral lichen planus, and avoid the side effects associated with steroids.