Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Introduction: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a moderately common immunological mucocutaneous lesion that causes pain and low quality of life. Curcumin has been accounted for to be a protected and successful treatment for OLP. The target of this survey is to assess existing evidence for the safety of curcumin in regarding OLP just as its adequacy contrasted and that of corticosteroids. Material and methods: The research group comprised of 50 grown-up OLP patients, who were haphazardly separated into two gatherings. The control group (n = 25) was treated with triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% and the study group (n = 25) with commercially available curcuminointment each to be applied threefold day by day for about fourteen days. The patients were inspected each week. Result: The correlation showed huge improvement in the erythema, however non-significant decrease in pain, and ulceration in the study when contrasted with the control group. Conclusion: Curcumin can be utilized as an option in contrast to steroid in the management of signs and symptoms of OLP with negligible side effects when contrasted with steroids with comparable adequacy. Curcumin is a safe treatment and can be utilized as an adjunct in mix with corticosteroids to decrease pain, burning sensations, and the clinical appearance of oral lesios in OLP patients