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Non-invasive management of Oral submucous fibrosis: a review

, 2011
Aim: To review the literature of non-invasive treatment of OSMF. Material and methods: A literature search was conducted in January 2010. The following key words were used in “PUBMED” and “Google search”.
Kumar, Santhosh, Mamatha, G. P., Tadakamadla, Jyothi   +2 more
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Immunohistochemical study of Expression of Myofibroblasts in Oral Submucous Fibrosis, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Normal Mucosa [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of the study was to evaluate expression of myofibroblasts in oral submucous fibrosis, oral squamous cell carcinoma and normal mucosa. • In this study the immunohistochemical analysis was done with α-SMA (smooth muscle actin).
Sivachandran, A
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Oral Submucous Fibrosis Caused Due to Long Term Tobacco Use - A Case Report

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2003
A case of a middle aged male patient afflicted with oral submucous fibrosis was noticed by the department of Oral Medicine, Bharari Vidyapeeth′s Dental College & Hospital,Pune , when the patient reported to the department with the chief complaint of a ...
Arun V Subramaniam, Akbar Dawood
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Depigmentation of oral mucosa as the earliest possible manifestation of oral submucous fibrosis in Sri Lankan oreschool children

, 2010
This article reports the presentation of oral submucous fibrosis in five Sri Lankan preschool children, aged 2–3 years, with loss of pigmentation of the lips as the sole clinical feature. Oral submucous fibrosis has not been reported in this age group of
Tilakaratne, Wanninayake, Sitheeque, Mohaideen, Jayasinghe, Ruwan, Ariyawardana, Anura, Mohaideen Sitheeque, Wanninayake Tilakaratne, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Anura Ariyawardana   +7 more
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Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α): A Biomarker for Detection of Malignant Transformation in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a premalignant condition, which involves the oral cavity as well as pharynx and upper third of the esophagus. It is a predominant disease of South and South-East Asian population.
Kanwal Iqbal , Mervyn Hosein, Saima Butt   +2 more
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Effectiveness of Long Term Supervised and Assisted Physiotherapy in Postsurgery Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2016
Oral submucous fibrosis is one of the leading potentially malignant disorders prevailing in India. A number of conservative and surgical treatment options have been suggested for this potentially malignant disorder (Arakeri and Brennan, 2013).
S. Kale, N. Srivastava, V. Bagga, A. Shetty   +3 more
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Improving quality of life of completely edentulous patient with oral submucous fibrosis and infantile hemangioma [PDF]

European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine
Background: Oral submucous fibrosis is a premalignant condition characterized by rigidity of lips, tongue, and buccal mucosa. It makes rehabilitation difficult as it affects the stability and retention of the prosthesis.
Shubhaani Singh, Pankaj Dhawan, Harsimran Kaur, Manish Bhargava   +3 more
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Oral submucous fibrosis in a school-going Indian adolescent boy

, 2017
A 14-year-old boy presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of difficulty in opening his mouth and a burning sensation on eating spicy food. The oral mucosa showed generalized diffused blanching and he was unable to protrude his tongue.
Vanaja Reddy, Nitu Gupta, Naveen B. Reddy, Sushma Khandelwal, Vishal Khandelwal, Hallaswamy V. Kambalimath   +5 more
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Autophagy mediates oral submucous fibrosis

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2016
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic insidious disease of the oral mucosa, well-recognized as a premalignant condition and commonly found in Southern China. It is primarily caused by the habit of areca nut or gutkha chewing. OSF is believed to be a homeostatic disorder of the extracellular matrix and fibroblast proliferation.
Jiang, Li, Ting-Ting, Zhao, Peng, Zhang, Chao-Jin, Xu, Zhuo-Xiang, Rong, Zi-Yi, Yan, Chang-Yun, Fang   +6 more
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Comparison of dermatoglyphic patterns in oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis patients

, 2019
Background: Genetics plays an important role in the detection of an Oral potentially malignant lesion. A major contributor to genetic study is Dermatoglyphics or the study of fingerprints and lines of palmer and plantar surfaces.
Kulkarni, Aishwarya S., Chaudhari, Aditi R., Kulkarni, Venkatesh V.   +2 more
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