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Oral lichen Planus: What home remedies or medications help you?

Posted by lovebug61 @lovebug61, Apr 4, 2019

Anyone in the group suffer from Oral Lichen Planus. I am at my wits end with all these erosive sores in my mouth. I've had two biopsies , one in the inside cheek and one under the side of my tongue. The spot under the tongue is extremely sore to touch and has been for over a year. It scares me because the soreness never goes away, sometimes it isn't as sore but nothing helps. Any home remedies for this dreadful condition?

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ladonnai | @ladonnai | 4 days ago
In reply to @becsbuddy "@ladonnai Welcome to MayoClinicConnect Clinic Connect. We’re glad to have you join us especially when you’re..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

@ladonnai Welcome to MayoClinicConnect Clinic Connect. We’re glad to have you join us especially when you’re so knowledgeable! This is a great group of people! So, welcome!
Btw, how did you find Connect?
P.S. Anschutz is a great hospital, isn’t it?!

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Was searching for alternative rx for OLP, and clicked on Mayo site

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jmhilde61 | @jmhilde61 | 3 days ago

My dental hygienist recommends any mouthwash that contains zinc for oral LP.

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hi5rockymountain | @hi5rockymountain | 1 day ago
In reply to @maryz "Dear Lovebug61. I know the pain and frustration that come with OLP after many years. Because..." + (show)
@maryz

Dear Lovebug61. I know the pain and frustration that come with OLP after many years. Because we are only 1% of the population it is a rare medical person who has interest in this disease. After 30+ year the severity ebbs and flows. Be sure that you see someone regularly/quarterly who can track your LP. After a particularly bad 6 months I have trays made for my teeth and use clobetazol 5% gel 3times a day until the inflammation and lesions are reduced. This was after Prednisone injections in my cheeks. I take 8000mg total of Tumeric with bioprine divided 3times a day with food. I have been told to eliminate ALL dairy as some patients seem to be allergic to the milk proteins...so I have been very diligent about reading labels. I am not yet sure if the diet change will help the LP but the Exema that I had developed about 3 years ago has disappeared and did so after about 5 days. My greatest success has been when we lived near Medical Schools and I was seen by Dr’s in the Oral Med or Stomotology clinics. They reviewed me quarterly, watched and tested for oral cancer. And tried various protocols etc to help. The pain at night was helped by using Xylimelts w/o mint, by OraCoat, During the day using small amount of Viscous Lidocaine. I also exercise daily to get my heart rate up as I believe that also increases the blood flow in my mouth which helps my healing. I hope some of this helps with your symptoms.

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Maryz: I also have OLP in my mouth and sometimes in vagina and/or scalp. I use Dexamethosone Elixir (swish and split) for it. Eating spicy, acidic and crunchy foods makes it flare. Has been sore alot lately so went back to brushing teeth with baking soda which helps. There is a med for the scalp but have Giant Cell Arteritis which includes scalp pain (headache) so I have not had to use scalp medication for a long time.

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