Lycopene in the management of oral lichen planus: A placebo-controlled study | Zendy

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Lycopene in the management of oral lichen planus: A placebo-controlled study

Author(s) -

Nisheeth Saawarn,

MC Shashikanth,

Swati Saawarn,

Vasanti LagaliJirge,

NallanCSK Chaitanya,

R Pinakapani

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.93448

Subject(s) - lycopene , oral lichen planus , placebo , medicine , visual analogue scale , oxidative stress , group b , context (archaeology) , gastroenterology , dermatology , surgery , pathology , carotenoid , biology , food science , alternative medicine , paleontology

Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of lichen planus, and a lower level of lycopene has been reported in erosive and atrophic oral lichen planus (OLP) patients. However, its efficacy in the management of OLP has not been reported.

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