Open AccessEfficacy of curcumin and topical steroids in the treatment for oral submucous fibrosis: A comparative study
Author(s) -
T A 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.