Open AccessSystemic and topical steroids in the management of oral mucosal lesions
Author(s) -
M Shashi Kiran,
Sree Vidya,
Gunjan Singh Aswal,
Vinod Kumar,
Vineet Rai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_91_17
Subject(s) - panacea (medicine) , medicine , intensive care medicine , drug , dermatology , disease , pharmacology , pathology , alternative medicine
From the time of its introduction in the 1040s, glucocorticoids have provided a panacea for many diseases. The therapeutic benefit of corticosteroids lies in their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties which makes them highly effective in the management of oral mucosal lesions. This article aims to present to the clinician, the plethora of options available as steroid therapy and enables one to choose based on the underlying disease and the properties of the drug.