Photodynamic Therapy versus Topically Applied Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus

Abdel-latif Galal^1*, Mostafa Hosny² & Hazim Mandour³

¹Ass. Lecturer of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt
²Ass. Professor of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Faculty of Dental Medicine Al- Azhar University, Egypt
³Professor of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Faculty of Dental Medicine Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Dr. Abdel-latif Galal, Ass. Lecturer of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

Keywords: Oral Lichen Planus; Photodynamic Therapy; Topical Steroid

Abstract

Objective
To compare the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) versus topical corticosteroids in the treatment of patients with erosive oral lichen planus (EOLP).
Subjects and Methods
Randomized clinical trials included twenty patients with EOLP clinical and histological diagnosis. They were divided into two groups of equal size: Ten patients in Group A (the control group) were instructed to use a topical corticosteroid (kenakort A-orabase). Ten patients in Group B (study group) received PDT using a diode laser at 635nm mediated by toluidine blue (TB).

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