Doxycycline: An option in the treatment of ulcerated oral lesions?
Marcello PiacentiniRuchielli Loureiro BorghettiMaria Antonia Zancanaro de FigueiredoKaren CherubiniFernanda Goncalves SalumPublished in: Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (2019)
The present study suggests that topical doxycycline has a positive effect on the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulceration and herpes labialis. Experimental animal studies and double-blind randomized clinical trials should be performed on other oral lesions, such as traumatic ulcers and mucositis.