Efficacy of oral lycopene in the treatment of oral leukoplakia

Oral Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 591-596

  Singh, Mohitpal ^a,b   Krishanappa, R ^a   Bagewadi, Anjana ^a   Keluskar, Vaishali ^a  

^a KLES Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

^b PACIFIC DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical response; Histological response; Lycopene; Oral leukoplakia

Indexed keywords

LYC O MATO; LYCOPENE; LYCORED; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842424987     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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