The Effect of Topical Curcumin Versus Topical Corticosteroid on Management of Oral Lichen Planus Patients
Oral Lichen Planus
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Oral Lichen Planus focused on measuring oral lichen planus, curcumin, IL-33, corticosteroids
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who will be clinically diagnosed as having atrophic &/or erosive oral lichen planus.
- Patients with controlled diabetes and/or controlled hypertension will be included in the study.
- Patients with no history of taking corticosteroids for the last 6 months
- Patients who agrees to take medication.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant and lactating ladies.
- Patients with history of topical steroids during last 2 months & systemic steroids during last 6 months.
- Patients with recent dental filling associated with the lesion or associated with recent drug administration.
- Patient with uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, or those with positive HCV ab or HBs Ag.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
turmeric paste
Triamcenolone in orabase
Topical curcumin gel (a mixture of curcumin powder and vegetable glycerin base in a ratio of 1:8 by weight) Mix with 85ml carbapol gel (125ml H2O + 0.5g carbapol + triethanolamine 3 drops) prepared in the Faculty of pharmacy-Cairo University traumeric extracted from Curcuma plant, it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidative and antineoplastic properties ((Nosratzehi et al., 2018), The curcumin is safe even in high doses, Since oxidative stress may play a role in pathophysiology of OLP, and by noting that OLP is a chronic inflammatory disease, the herbs which have both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may efficiently control OLP (Kia et al., 2015).
Triamcenolone + na ploycarboxylate