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Velar morphological variants in oral submucous fibrosis: A comparative digital cephalometric study

Author(s) -

BhagyashreeMahadevappa Patil,

SyedaArshiya Ara,

Girish Katti,

Sajna Ashraf,

Uzma Roohi

Publication year - 2017

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/ijdr.ijdr_275_16

Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , soft palate , cephalogram , medicine , context (archaeology) , dentistry , soft tissue , orthodontics , pathology , molar , surgery , biology , paleontology , overbite

Soft palate (velar) plays a significant role in various important functions in the head and neck region. Its diverse morphology is implicated in a variety of diseases. Knowledge about the varied morphological pattern of soft palate in oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients can give us a clear understanding about disease progress in the oropharyngeal region for a proper diagnosis and also help the maxillofacial surgeon in successful structural and functional corrections associated with this disorder.

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