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Oral submucous fibrosis. A review

Australian Dental Journal, 1996
Abstract— Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) affects an estimated 2.5 million people, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. Limitation of oral opening resulting in difficulty in eating is the main presenting feature. Although nutritional deficiencies and immunological processes may play a part in the pathogenesis, the available epidemiological evidence ...
S C, Cox, D M, Walker
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Snoring and oral submucous fibrosis

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1997
AbstractForty patients above the age of 40 years with oral submucous fibrosis were studied to determine the frequency and severity of snoring. The results were compared with a controlled group of similar sex and age for presence of snoring. The present study indicates that patients with oral submucous fibrosis having a short and fixed uvula and scarred
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Epithelial Changes in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 1965
(1965). Epithelial Changes in Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica: Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 277-286.
J J, PINDBORG, T N, CHAWLA, A N, SRIVASTAVA, D, GUPTA   +3 more
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Interventions for the management of oral submucous fibrosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease of the oral cavity which is more commonly found in patients in the Asian subcontinent and the Far East. It is characterised by the progressive build up of constricting bands of collagen in the cheeks and adjacent structures of the mouth which can severely restrict mouth opening and tongue movement and ...
Fedorowicz, Zbys, Chan Shih-Yen, Edwin, Dorri, Mojtaba, Nasser, Mona, Newton, Tim, Shi, Luming   +5 more
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HLA‐typing in oral submucous fibrosis

Tissue Antigens, 1985
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a disease of the mouth and oropharynx characterised by progressive deposition of collagen leading to severe limitation of movement of the jaw in advanced cases. It is almost completely confined to inhabitants of, or migrants from India who chew‘betel nut'.
J P, Canniff, J R, Batchelor, I A, Dodi, W, Harvey   +3 more
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An immunohistochemical study of oral submucous fibrosis

Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, 1997
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease of the oral cavity characterized by inflammation and progressive mucosal fibrosis. These reactions may be the result of either direct stimulation from exogenous antigens like areca alkaloids or by changes in tissue antigenicity that may lead to an autoimmune response.
M F, Haque, M, Harris, S, Meghji, P M, Speight   +3 more
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Oral Submucous Fibrosis

2021
Naman R. Rao, Chandramani B. More
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Oral submucous fibrosis in a young patient.

Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica, 2009
A seventeen-year-old male presented with a restriction in the oral cavity. The oral mucosa was white and he could not protrude his tongue. For 4 years he had habitually held a powdery material containing betel nut in the oral vestibule for several minutes a day.
Banihashemi, Mahnaz, Famili, Soroor, Hamidi, Hamid, Katebi, Mehrdad, Layegh, Pouran, Pezeshkpoor, Fakhrozaman, Yazdanpanah, Mohammad Javad   +6 more
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Oral Submucous Fibrosis

2023
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Malignant transformation rate in oral submucous fibrosis over a 17-year period

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1985
P R Murti, R B Bhonsle, F S Mehta
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