Fluocinoloneacetonide 0.01% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Mouthwash in the Treatment of Symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus- JuniperPublishers
Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Abstract Purpose:: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of fluocinoloneacetonide0.01% and dexamethasone 0.1% mouthwash in treating symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP). Patients and Methods: Thirty-four patients (27 females and 7 males; mean age 47.26±11.78 years) with symptomatic OLP were treated for 6 weeks with either fluocinoloneacetonide0.01% mouthwash or dexamethasone 0.1% mouthwash in a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial. Pain severity and lesion size and severity were assessed using the VAS pain score and clinical score, respectively. Results: At the end of the treatment period, pain symptoms (VAS pain score) and lesion size and severity (clinical score) were significantly lower in the fluocinoloneacetonide 0.01% and dexamethasone 0.1% mouthwash groups compared with baseline. However, the difference in these scores between the groups was not significant. Con