ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF TRIAMCINOLONE IN ORABASE AS SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT OF ORAL LICHEN PLANUS

Durr e Sadaf; Arsalan Wahid; Quratul Ain; Tariq Javed; Saima Chaudhry; Farrukh Imran Mian

Durr e Sadaf
Arsalan Wahid
Quratul Ain
Tariq Javed
Saima Chaudhry
Farrukh Imran Mian

Keywords: Oral Lichen Planus, Triamcinolone, Topical Therapy,

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the eﬃcacy of topical triamcinolone for the treatment of symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on eligible Oral Lichen Planus patients. 32 patients of symptomatic OLP were enrolled for the study. They were advised to apply an orabase containing 0.1% triamcinolone on lesions 3 times a day for the period of 4 weeks. Follow up visit and intraoral examination of the lesion was performed after completion of 4 weeks.

RESULTS: Study was completed by 32 patients. At follow-up examination, orabase containing 0.1% triamcinolone was found to be eﬃcacious in terms of decreasing pain, improving color of the lesion, reducing lesion size and even decreasing the severity and activity of the OLP.

CONCLUSION: Orabase containing 0.1% triamcinoloneis eﬀective in treating symptomatic cases of Oral Lichen Planus.

Author Biographies

Durr e Sadaf

Demonstartor (Oral Medicine)University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad.

Arsalan Wahid

Assistant Professor (Oral Pathology) University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad.

Quratul Ain

Assistant Professor (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) Aziz Fatima Medical & Dental College Faisalabad.

Tariq Javed

Assistant Professor (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad.

Saima Chaudhry

Assistant Professor (Oral Pathology),University of Health Sciences, Lahore.

Farrukh Imran Mian

Professor (Prosthodontics) University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan