Critical review of topical management of oral hairy leukoplakia

Table 1 Topical agents used in the treatment of oral hairy leukoplakia and study types

	Case reports	Case series	Randomized clinical trial
Gentian violet	Bhandarkar et al[3]
Retinoids		Schöfer et al[11] Alessi et al[12]
Podophyllin		Lozada-Nur et al[13] Sanchez et al[15] Gowdey et al[14]
Acyclovir		Ficarra et al[16]
Combined topical therapy (Topical antiviral agents and podophyllin)			Moura et al[2] Moura et al[4]