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Filter by:evaluate clinically and biochemically the efficacy of topically applied selenium as complementary or alternative to triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% and tacrolimus 0.1% in patients with oral lichen planus.
This study aims to develop an AI program that can classify oral findings into Normal/variation of normal or an oral disease by clinical photos analysis, aiding in lowering the percentages of false positive and false negative diagnosis of oral diseases.
Lichen planus is an inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology affecting the stratified squamous epithelia, with an estimated global prevalence of 0.22 to 0.5 %. Oral mucosa (Oral Lichen Planus; OLP) is the most commonly affected region. Corticosteroids are the primary treatment of choice. A prolonged treatment with steroids is required for clinical improvement, which increases the chances of long-term adverse effects. So, there is a need for newer, effective treatment modalities, such as retinoids, methotrexate, Janus kinase inhibitors, PDE4 inhibitors, etc. Of these, methotrexate is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor that inhibits the replication and function of T and B lymphocytes. It has shown a good response to OLP (around 83%) in a study by Lajevardi et al. and can be considered a treatment option in patients with moderate to severe OLP. Apremilast is a drug with a novel immunomodulatory mechanism of action. It inhibits phosphodiesterase type IV, which increases levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), thus activating protein kinase A and inhibiting various inflammatory mediators. Based on a pilot study by Paul et al., apremilast is associated with clinical improvement in lichen planus. Among the various treatment options, there is a lack of head-on trials. Methotrexate is an immunosuppressant with various systemic adverse effects and requires close monitoring. Whereas apremilast is a non-immunosuppressive drug with a better safety profile, it does not show such adverse effects. These drugs can be used as an add-on to low-dose steroids in view of reducing the adverse effects associated with steroid therapy. To the best of our knowledge, there is no randomized controlled trial comparing these two drugs to date. Hence, the present study has been planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of methotrexate versus apremilast as an add-on to the standard steroid therapy in OLP patients.
This is a multicenter, dose-ranging study including adult male and female subjects (>= 18 years old) with symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus (OLP). A total of approximately 24 subjects will be enrolled at approximately five (5) study sites in the United States. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of LP-10 at 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg and 1.0 mg of tacrolimus.The study consists of screening, treatment and follow-up phases. The treatment phase includes 10 mL LP-10 oral rinse for 3 minutes twice a day for 4 weeks. The follow-up phase includes one post-treatment visit 2 weeks after the last oral LP-10 dose.
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of erythropoietin gel containing a solution of 4000 units with triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% gel in the treatment of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP)
1. Compare the clinical efficacy of topical ginger extract versus triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% for symptomatic oral lichen planus (Primary Objective). 2. Investigate using immunohistochemical analysis the effect of the two different treatment modalities on FasL expression in oral lichen planus lesions (Secondary Objective).
Synucleins are a family of small, highly conserved proteins found in vertebrates and are specially abundant in neurons particularly in presynaptic terminals (Surguchov et al., 2001). Gamma-synuclein is the third member of the synuclein family, and is predominantly found in the cytosol of tumor cells and functions both intra- and extra-cellularly. It is involved in the pathogenesis of different types of cancer and some neurodegenerative diseases (Liu et al., 2018). Smoking - a major risk factor for oral cancer and its progression - and nicotine-containing products were found to time-dependently up-regulate the Gamma-synuclein expression in cancer cells (Hsu et al., 2020a). Gamma-synuclein is released from tumor cells and was found to be elevated in tumors such as urinary bladder cancer (Liu et al., 2016), colorectal cancer, gastric adenocarcinomas and esophageal cancer (Liu et al., 2012). It is present in blood, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and saliva. The detection of extracellular synucleins in body fluids can reveal the first steps of the disease thus it can be used as a potential tool for early cancer detection (Surguchov, 2016). This study aims to identify the diagnostic accuracy of Gamma-synuclein in differentiating between oral malignant lesions and oral premalignant lesions.
The aim of the present investigation is to assess the clinical therapeutic effect of topical use of Coenzyme Q10 versus topical corticosteroid in management of symptomatic oral lichen planus and determine whether the effect, if any, was due to its antioxidant activity.
Introduce a new anti-inflammatory and antioxidant paste preparation (curcumin paste) in the management of Oral lichen planus. - Assess the efficacy of this preparation on pain, clinical parameter and the level of IL-33 in saliva. - Compare the outcome of new preparation with the gold standard treatment (corticosteroids).
Using of herbal medications as topical chamomile which has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenesis effect with little side effects is the aim for the future treatment of OLP.