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## Abstract ## Background Oral submucous fibrosis is a common oral health problem in India. This study was conducted to correlate the histopathological diagnosis with habits and clinical findings in patients suffering from oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). ## Methods Patients suffering from oral submucous fibrosis from the Departments of Otorhinolayngology and Pathology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India were studied from 2004–2008. Detailed information was gathered in a pretested proforma. Emphasis was given to the various addictions, clinical findings and histological examination was done. ## Results Two hundred and thirty nine patients were studied, yielding a male to female ratio of 6.8:1. Maximum patients were in the 21–30 years age group with a marked male predominance. Of these, 197 (82.4%) patients chewed areca nut/dohra, 14 (5.8%) were smokers and 2 (0.8%) patients were habituated to alcohol. 89(37.2%) patients reported difficulty in opening of the mouth (trismus). 51 (57.4%) patients were found to have stage II (2–3 cm) trismus while rest had stage I and III. The buccal mucosa was found to be the most commonly involved site. On the basis of histopathological e

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Author

Shruti Pandya; Ajay Kumar Chaudhary; Mamta Singh; Mangal Singh; Ravi Mehrotra

Publisher

Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); BioMed Central; London: BioMed Central, c2009-2014.; London: Sept. 2012-; London: Open Access Publishing London; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1758-3284)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)