Micronutrients in Management of Symptomatic Oral Lichen Planus

The enrolled patients will be divided randomly into three groups. One group will receive topical Corticosteroid (Kenacort A Orabase: triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% adhesive paste - Dermapharm) four times daily, the second group will receive topical Corticosteroid (Kenacort A Orabase: triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% adhesive paste - Dermapharm) four times daily with systemic zinc (Octozinc: Zinc sulphate heptahydrate 25 mg tablets - October Pharma) twice daily and the third group will receive topical Corticosteroid (Kenacort A Orabase: triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% adhesive paste - Dermapharm) four times daily with systemic vitamin D (Cholecalciferol: vitamin D3 15 ml oral solution - Medical Union Pharmaceuticals) once daily. The patients will be recalled weekly for eight weeks. For every four weeks of topical corticosteroid application, topical oral antifungal (Daktarin 2% oral gel - miconazole) will be prescribed, four times daily for one week, to all the patients in the trial, to avoid secondary infection with oral candidiasis. The patients will be asked to prohibit the use of any topical or systemic medication during the trial.