Patient-based outcomes
pain, OLP
ULCERATION
The patients were asked about the chief symptoms of OLP that made them visit the dentist at baseline, such as a burning sensation, ulceration, and roughness. The patients could have more than 1 symptom or have no symptoms. In the aspect of pain, the OLP patients reported their NRS score for their worst pain during 1 month at baseline and the follow-up visit [The patients’ OHRQoL was assessed using the Thai version of the OIDP [At the 1-month follow-up visit, the differences in each outcome were calculated by subtracting the follow-up data from the baseline data. Negative values represented a worsened effect, whereas positive values represented an improved effect. The differences in the average values were determined. In addition, the OLP patients were asked to self-rate the overall changes in quality of life during the 1-month treatment period. The rating criteria from the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) measure [
Patient flow chart (Participant flow)