ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: IDA Ludhiana's Journal - Le Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is potentially malignant condition initially described in 1950s is commonly found in Indians and Asian population as the habit of betel chewing is common in this geographical area. It is a chronic progressive disorder with arecoline in areca nut as main etiological factor and presentation of clinical features depends upon the stage of disease. This report presents a clinical case of a 39 years old female patient presented with difficulty in mouth opening and burning sensation while eating which was diagnosed as Moderately Advanced Oral submucous fibrosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Deepti Garg, Sonia Joshi, Bharadwaj A
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP562061
- DOI 10.21276/ledent.2018.02.01.06
- Views 84
- Downloads 0
A Minimally Invasive Surgical Modality for the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia under Local Anaesthesia- A Case Report
Trigeminal neuralgia is a commonly diagnosed facial pain syndrome. Also known as „Tic Douloureux‟ or „Fothergill‟s Disease‟, it is more commonly seen in females with peak occurrence in the age group of above 50 years. Tr...
Post Retrieval Techniques: A Review
The Removal of Post from endodontically treated teeth can be a great obstacle in endodontically treated teeth, often leading to extraction of a tooth that could have been saved. Various techniques for the removal of eith...
Comparison of lip Prints Between Northern and North –East Population
Background: Elevations and depressions of human lips that forms characteristic pattern are called lip prints and method of examination is called cheiloscopy. Lip prints can be an important tool for identification of a pe...
CRITICISM AND FEEDBACK – The Mighty Difference!!
Ever since the evolution of mankind happened, everyone got involved in some kind of work or the other. We kept on working till we got what we needed or till we got tired. Then began the era of improvement, where we start...
Analysis of usefulness of local drug delivery with tetracycline fibres: A clinical study
Background: Periodontal diseases are considered as infections of periodontium with a bacterial etiology, an immune response and subsequent tissue destruction. Putative pathogens associated with periodontal disease are su...