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A systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Controlled Clinical trials were done for all the papers published until December 2019. The search resulted in a total of 20 studies that were found suitable for the review. The results showed that the reduction in pain, treatment effectiveness was comparable between the steroids and alternative medications. However, the alternative medications had a therapeutic advantage in studies that had used placebo as controls and the results were statistically significant (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). No major adverse effects were reported with the usage of alternative medications. There is definitely a therapeutic potential in the usage of alternative medications in the management of OLP. In terms of therapeutic effectiveness, they are on par with the immunomodulators. 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