Fahimeh Mousavi, Safa Sherafati and Yalda Nozad Mojaver

Ignatia in the treatment of oral lichen planus

Homeopathy, 2009, 98 (1), 40-44

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Objective - To evaluate the effectiveness of Ignatia homeopathic 30C in management of oral lichen planus (OLP).Methods and materials - In this single blind randomized control clinical trial, 30 consecutive patients with oral lesions consistent clinically and histologically with erosive and/or atrophic OLP were recruited. The patients were randomly divided into two groups to receive Ignatia or placebo. They were treated for 4 months.Results - Mean lesion sizes and mean pain measures differed between control and treatment groups favouring Ignatia (p < 0.05).Conclusion - Our results suggest that Ignatia has a beneficial effect in treatment of OLP in selected patients.