Open AccessThe Efficacy of Topical Hyaluronic Acid 0.2% in the Management of Symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus
Author(s) -
Rahul Shetty,
Krishna Burde,
Kruthika S Guttal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15934.7101
Subject(s) - medicine , oral lichen planus , placebo , visual analogue scale , dermatology , hyaluronic acid , erythema , lesion , statistical significance , biopsy , randomized controlled trial , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , anatomy
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a condition frequently referred to the specialist dental clinic for diagnosis and management. It is a disease of the skin and mucous membranes with oral manifestations too. It varies in appearance from keratotic to erythematous and ulcerative form. Immunosuppressants are frequently used for patients but some of these drugs could be implicated in malignant transformation, thus there is a clear need to find an alternative therapy for OLP.