Therapeutic efficacy of steroids versus non-steroidal agents in the treatment of oral lichen planus: A randomised control study.

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol · 2025 · PMC12283049 · PMID 40703827

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At 3 weeks, the dapsone group had higher mean SIGN scores (2.67) than the prednisolone group (1.93), approaching significance (t = 1.999, P = 0.055*).

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