Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of systemic levamisole and antioxidant in the management of oral submucous fibrosis – A randomized control trial
Abstract:Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, disabling disease involving the entire oral mucosa, mainly reported in Indian population. A number of treatment modalities have been tried, but none of these have been completely therapeutic. Levamisole, an immunomodulator, has been reported to be beneficial in oral mucosal lesions, but there are hardly any studies reported in literature for OSF patients, and hence, the study was taken up. Aim: This study aims to compare the efficacy of levamisole with an… Show more
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