Efficacy of Curcumin and Topical Steroids in the Treatment for Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Comparative Study | Zendy

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Efficacy of Curcumin and Topical Steroids in the Treatment for Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Comparative Study

Author(s) -

TA Deepak,

M Manjunath,

Harshita Thakur

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 0976-4879

pISSN - 0975-7406

DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_687_20

Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , medicine , curcumin , visual analogue scale , post hoc analysis , context (archaeology) , analysis of variance , surgery , pharmacology , paleontology , biology

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic debilitating disease of the oral cavity, characterized by inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues. The main agent involved in the pathogenesis of OSMF is areca nut. A wide range of treatment, including drug management, surgical therapy, and physiotherapy, has been attempted till date, with varying degrees of benefit.

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