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Versatility of nasolabial flaps for the management of severe trismus in oral submucous fibrosis

Author(s) -

SM Balaji

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.195627

Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , medicine , trismus , nasolabial fold , areca , fibrosis , dentistry , surgery , retrospective cohort study , dermatology , structural engineering , nut , engineering

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic insidious disease affecting any part of the oral cavity and sometimes the pharynx. It is a collagen-related disorder predominantly associated with tobacco/areca nut chewing habit and characterized by progressive hyalinization of the submucosa. Prevalence of OSMF is 2.01%, and malignant transformation rate of 2.3%-7.6% has been reported in the literature. Measures such as forcing the mouth open and cutting the fibrotic bands have resulted in more fibrosis and disability.

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