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Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of oral submucous fibrosis

口腔疾病防治, 2021
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease that produces scars, tissue fibrosis, and precancerous lesions. Epidemiological studies have shown that chewing betel nut is the most significant risk factor for OSF.
JIAN Xinchun, GAO Xing
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Clinical assessment to screen for the detection of oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in apparently healthy adults [PDF]

, 2012
The objective of this review is to estimate the accuracy of the conventional oral examination (COE) used singly or in combination with another index test (Additional Table 1) as a screening test for the detection of oral cancer and potentially malignant ...
Liu, JLY, Lingen, Mark, Joseph LY Liu, Tanya Walsh, Ogden, Graham; id_orcid, Warnakulasuriya, Saman, Scully, C., Alexander R Kerr, Scully, Crispian, Glenny, Anne Marie; id_orcid, Ogden, Graham, Kerr, Alexander R., Glenny, Anne-Marie, Crispian Scully, Liu, Joseph L. Y., Ogden, G, Kerr, R, Lingen, M, Liu, Joseph L Y, Graham Ogden, Walsh, Tanya; id_orcid, Walsh, Tanya, Glenny, AM, Warnakulasuriya, S, Paul Brocklehurst, Mark Lingen, Brocklehurst, Paul, Brocklehurst, P, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Walsh, T   +29 more
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Pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 2012
Data from recent epidemiological studies provide overwhelming evidence that areca nut is the main etiological factor for oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). It is logical to hypothesize that the increased collagen synthesis or reduced collagen degradation is the possible mechanism in the development of the disease.
Saba, Khan, Laxmikanth, Chatra, Shenai K, Prashanth, K M, Veena, Prasanna Kumar, Rao   +4 more
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Evaluation of salivary opiorphin, pH and flow rate in oral submucous fibrosis - A case - Control observational study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Aim and Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the salivary pH, flow rate and opiorphin in Oral submucous fibrosis patients and to compare them with healthy individuals.
K S Varsha, Krithika C Lakshmi, Anuradha Ganesan, A Kannan, K Yesoda Aniyan   +4 more
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Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Journal of Contemporary Dentistry, 2016
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious disease characterised by progressive submucosal fibrosis of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. The disease sometimes extends to the pharynx and upper third of the oesophagus. As the disease progresses, the resulting loss of fibroelasticity and stiffening of the oral mucosa leads to limitation in ...
Saman Warnakulasuriya, W. M. Tilakaratne, Alexander Kerr   +2 more
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Excision of Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Reconstruction with Full Thickness Skin Graft: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2012
Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic debilitating disease characterized by gradually increasing fibrosis of the oral cavity and pharynx, mainly the buccal mucosa, resulting in trismus.
Ahmad Alshadwi, Ishwar Bhatia
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Oral submucous fibrosis in a Greek female

British Journal of Oral Surgery, 1981
Submucous fibrosis of the oral cavity is a disease affecting almost exclusively the Indian race, although sporadic cases have been described in non-Indians. Its aetiology is unknown and dietary factors have been incriminated in its pathogenesis, such as chilli ingestion.
LASKARIS, G, BOVOPOULOU, O, NICOLIS, G
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Efficacy of vitamin E in oral submucous fibrosis: A clinical and histopathologic study

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2015
Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis is a scarring progressive disease characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues, i.e., lamina propria and deeper connective tissues. An attempt was made in
Venkateswarlu Nallapu, Bhavya Balasankulu, Hima Bindu Vuppalapati, Sailaja Sambhana, Dayanandam Mala, Sri Krishna Koppula   +5 more
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Role of Iron Deficiency in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: An Initiating or Accelerating Factor

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2011
To estimate the hemoglobin and serum iron levels in patients diagnosed with oral submucous fibrosis and to compare the values with that of the healthy subjects and with patients diagnosed of iron deficiency anemia Patients reporting to the Department of ...
K S Ganapathy, Shubha Gurudath, Bharati Balikai, Sushmini Ballal, D Sujatha   +4 more
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Biochemical status of serum iron in histopathological grades of oral submucous fibrosis

, 2020
Background Oral submucous fibrosis is a multifactorial, chronic disease of oral mucosa characterized by mucosal atrophy and fibrosis leading to functional morbidity; amongst many iron deficiency is considered as one of the risk factor.
Raut, Toniya, Keshwar, Shashi, Lamsal, Madhab, Rimal, Jyotsna, Shrestha, Ashish   +4 more
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