Effectiveness of 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide compared with those of other therapies for minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Anas Saeed Al-Zaghruri, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Abbas Ahmed Abdulqader, Baleegh Abdulraoof Al-Kadasi, Nashwan Abduljabbar Noman, Ayman Ali Saad, Ammar Ahmed Al-Hiagem, Magdi Abdullah Abdulsalam · 2025
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Anas Saeed Al-Zaghruri and co-authors compare a standard steroid gel with rival treatments for mouth ulcers in two thousand twenty-five. The condition, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, brings repeated painful sores and affects billions of people. The steroid gel is a standard care, but how it stacks up was unclear.
The team pooled randomized trials from four databases, with twenty-five trials and near fifteen hundred patients in all. Pain relief, sore size, and healing time were the tracked outcomes. Thyme honey, sumac gel, and laser care each beat the steroid gel by a clear margin in the pooled results. Trial quality was graded with a standard bias tool before pooling.
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| CREATOR | Anas Saeed Al-Zaghruri, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Abbas Ahmed Abdulqader, Baleegh Abdulraoof Al-Kadasi, Nashwan Abduljabbar Noman, Ayman Ali Saad, Ammar Ahmed Al-Hiagem, Magdi Abdullah Abdulsalam |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |