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@dreamer60 This is an interesting story. Treatment of LP is 99% the steroid, rather than all the other things you mention. The problem with steroids is that they can cause serious side effects, some down the road. LP can also progress to burning mouth syndrome (BMS), which is also something that the medical profession seems to know nothing about and declines to bother with. Top specialists in oral pathology in NYC tell me there is nothing you can do. Both these conditions are in fact wide spread and doctors just seem to ignore them.
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Yeah I was concerned about the steroid cream at first. But, I only used it on the visible sores. They have diminished enough to where I do not need the cream on a regular basis. There is a lot of truth to not having sugar. My mouth had healed up so much that I treated myself with all the things I haven't been able to eat for a long time. Which included lots of "naughty" sweets! I LOVE sugary foods. Well, I have been paying the price for that. I have had a flare up. I went back on my mouth rinse and am starting to feel better. Won't do that again!
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@jshdma I had steroids for OLP too and they were the only things that eased the pain. But they didn't heal the lesions. I had one painful lesion which persisted for years and finally turned to cancer. Maybe my OLP was different but maybe a holistic approach is the way to go. I must point out that only a tiny percentage are a precursor to cancer.