Results
pain
REMISSION
The descriptive statistics pertaining to “demographic data” (mean age group, gender, and site) for both intervention groups showed that the mean age of the 3 groups was 45.60(Group 1), 42.17(Group 2), and 40.25(Group 3). The results on mean age in our study are in accordance with the literature. The male: female ratio of each group was 3 males and 7 females in the control group, and 4 males and 8 females each in study groups 2 and 3. The overall gender distribution showed a female predilection of 23 (67.6%). The buccal mucosa was the most affected region, followed by the buccal mucosa along with the dorsum of the tongue, and the buccal mucosa along with the gingiva. There was no significant difference in the demographic data [mean age group (When the research variables were compared between the groups at each of the five time points, the intergroup comparison showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the compared groups (baseline, 14 days, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days). An intergroup comparison of the study variables (symptomatic reaction of burning sensation (Intergroup comparison of symptomatic response - burning sensation & painIntergroup comparison of clinical response - Lesion scoreThe intragroup comparison of study variables showed a statistically significant difference between the five time periods (baseline, 14 days, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days) according to the intragroup comparison (More cases in the “no burning sensation” category were reported at the end of three months for all three groups with percentage distribution of 50%, 33.3%, and 33.3% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (Table Intragroup comparison of burning sensation at five different time periods** A greater number of cases in the “no pain” category was reported at the end of three months for all three groups with percentage distribution of 90%, 66.7%, and 75% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (Table Intragroup comparison of pain at five different time periods** A greater percentage of the absence of lesions was observed at the end of three months for all three groups with percentage distribution of 50%, 41.7%, and 50%, respectively for the compared groups (Table Intragroup comparison of lesion scores at five different time periods** All the participants were followed up for a period of 3 months and there were no dropouts during the study. All the participants in the purslane study group showed partial to complete relief of burning sensation and pain along with partial to complete remission of at the end of three months. No side effects were reported in any of the groups.