Medical Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Our Experience
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis is a premalignant condition of oral cavity characterised by scaring of oral mucosa with restricted mouth opening and is caused by chewing of arecanut. The pathogenesis of the diseases is believed to be multifactorial. The paper presents a case of osmf in 43 yrs male patient who had arecanut chewing habit. The treatment we rendered was intralesional injection of dexamethasone and hyaluronidase. The effect of this treatment was studied. Case report: The patient came with the chief complaint of limited mouth opening. He had undergone treatment for the same but there was no improvement. After obtaining informed consent patient was given intralesional injections of hyaluronidase and dexamethasone at regular interval. The progress in mouth opening was studied over an interval of 2 months. The net increase in mouth opening was 10+/- 2 mm (range of 8 to 12mm) Conclusion: Injection of hyaluronidase and dexamethasone leads to significant improvement in mouth opening in OSMF patients provided the patient is complaint and follows habit restriction
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Pokharel K Prenit, Chalisey Nandini
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